Brave
Brave verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Leave
Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Judge mentions that it was brave of Wesley Stickler to shout out at the killer whom he saw pointing a gun at the victim, because killers normally don't want to leave witnesses behind.
Source: Leave No Witnesses - The brave ones drink klah (a beverage made from a type of native tree bark) instead, but one colonist plots to steal a ship and leave, partly because they've run out of coffee.
Source: Must Have Caffeine / Literature -
However, there were times Athena had to leave the battefield, so she left it in the care of brave, young men.
Source: Manga / Saint Seiya
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