courage _noun

ADJECTIVES

great, remarkable, extraordinary 
・The soldiers fought with great courage.

enough, sufficient 
・Not many politicians have enough courage to vote against their own party.

personal 
・She showed enormous personal courage during her illness.

moral
・He does not have the moral courage to make such a difficult decision.

physical
・To be a mountain climber requires great physical courage.

political
・Our leaders must have the political courage to make unpopular decisions.

VERBS

have
・He didn’t have the courage to say what he really thought.

show, demonstrate
・The pilot showed enormous skill and courage.

find, pluck up, summon up 
・He was trying to pluck up the courage to end their relationship.
・You must find the courage to deal with the problem.

lack
・I lacked the courage to tell her the truth.

give
・My friends and family gave me the courage to carry on with my work.

bolster
・The soldiers often sang songs to bolster their courage.

fail
・I was going to jump but my courage failed at the last moment.

PHRASES

sth takes courage 
It takes courage to disagree with your friends.

have the courage of your convictions
・We want a government that has the courage of its convictions.

courage under fire 
・The troubled prime minister has shown remarkable courage under fire.