He mustered the courage to talk to her?
Is there a synonym to this? I think courage is too strong, so is there a similar expression that doesn't use the word courage, but could weakly imply it?
determination; bravery; nerve CJ
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He mustered the courage to talk to her.
He worked up the guts to talk to her.
He summoned the nerve to talk to her.
You can mix and match those.