Brave
Brave verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Match
Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Fifth Doctor takes Peri and Erimem to Tibet, for an Edwardian cricket match with some brave British explorers.
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Inelegant Blubbering: Momo tries to put on a brave face after the final match, but rapidly dissolves into a crying wreck, after Ōarai wins.
Source: Anime / Girls und Panzer - The big main-event match starts all over again as the heel cashes in his contract and - following a brave but futile effort by the exhausted face - gets a pinfall to become the new World Champion.
Source: Professional Wrestling
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