Brave
Brave verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Want
Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If you want to know the story of Fist of the North Star and doesn't want to brave the Archive Panic, then this game is definitely worth checking out.
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Noted in The Killer Angels when one Confederate recalls that Jackson once said "I don't want them brave, I want them dead" when his men wanted to hold their fire against a valiant Yankee soldier.
Source: Literature / Gods and Generals -
He then tells Hans that he deliberately missed because he didn't want to kill a fellow brave.
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