staking everything, playing for all-or-nothing

physically face, look out upon

resolution; mental readiness / abandonment

to prepare oneself; to be mentally ready

examination, exam, test / quiz

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

graduation examination

practical test