backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption — fortitude and determination
"he didn't have the guts to try it"
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Dawn:Well, I guess I'll call Natosha while I'm waiting on the food. See if she wants to hang out tonight.
Dawn dials the phone.
Dawn (on phone):Captain N, what's going on later?
Int. Natosha's Kitchen
Natosha is preparing coffee.
Natosha:Gonna see if I have the gumption to pull an all-weekender. Prepping the caffeine right now. You?