spine
encouraging
courageous
backbone
daring
yarblockos
embolden
yarbles
say boo to a goose
forward-leaning
plucky
game as Ned Kelly
valiant
intrusiveness
officiousness
go to bat
meddlesomeness
grit
emboldened
chutzpah
mettlesome
stoutheartedness
intrepid
yellow
danger is one's middle name
full-hearted
guts
high-heartedness
temerarious
courageless
trenchancy
couraged
incisiveness
bullish
prove oneself
assert oneself
spunk
truculent
courageousness
brass
adventuresome
bravery
nerves of steel
intrepidity
nerve
chicken-hearted
pushy
cocky
dauntlessness
encourage
bravesome
strongheartedness
high-minded
dareful
vocal
defy
bring oneself to
bantam
outspoken
ball
dare
brass ovaries
jaw-jutting
undaunted
take one's courage in both hands
pride
stones
badass
superior
daringness
cowardly
as game as Ned Kelly
screw up one's courage
temerity
brash
gallantly
gutsy
nads
man enough
woman enough
unassertive
plant one's feet
redoubtable
uncowardly
cockiness
bumptiousness
pushiness
bellicose
hardihood
forwardness
spur
great
brave out
hauteur
hedgy