believe in yourself you might feel better or fired up than before never put yourself down it causes depression and sadness build ur self up never knock ur self down ur amazing ,cool ,unique, and unstoppable i believe in all of you

buy a huge library full of all the books ever written

you didn't list the options but im guessing it's resolving contradictions

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.