And when Celeste was gone, he collected his thoughts and prepared to surmount the difficulties of the situation.

All the energies of her soul had been exerted to encounter the trials and surmount the difficulties which she felt to be unavoidable.

His good sense and sterling character enabled him to surmount the difficulties of his situation, which was anything but a bed of roses.

How had such a child surmounted the difficulties in the path?

There was now no thought of taking shelter or returning the Boers' fire, every effort was needed for surmounting the difficulties in their way.