steely

steely-eyed

With or having a fierce intensity in one's expression. The teacher fixed a steely-eyed gaze upon me when I started joking around during class. I could feel my ex-girlfriend staring at me, steely-eyed, from across the bar.

steely-nerved

Calm and unflappable under pressure. I asked my brother to come to court with me because he is always steely-nerved in stressful situations. Gina needs to be steely-nerved to deal with all that rejection that comes with being an actress.

steely gaze

Cliché an intense, staring gaze. The principal turned a steely gaze toward the frightened student and suddenly smiled.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nachum	-	Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Archbold	['a:tʃbəuld]
Emerald	EM-ə-rəld	English (Modern)
Scheherazade	-	Literature
Narciso	nahr-CHEE-so (Italian), nahr-THEE-so (Spanish), nahr-SEE-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Umut	-	Turkish