Brave is used with these nouns as the object:
blizzard, element, shower, storm, weather, wind, wrath

be, feel, seem, sound
make sb
The vodka had made me brave.

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
exceptionally, terribly (esp. BrE)
amazingly, incredibly

Brave is used with these nouns:
attempt, deed, effort, endeavour, fight, front, hero, knight, man, move, show, soldier, soul, spirit, stab, stand, step, tackle, thing, warrior, word