She 'braced herself' with one hand and reached up with the other.
We need to add some sort of 'brace' to hold the shelf in place.
several 'brace' [=(more commonly) 'pairs'] of quail
(..) DOC: My only regret... But time traveling is just too dangerous. Better that I devote myself to study... ...the other great mystery of the universe: Women. DOC: Marty, Einie, brace yourselves for temporal displacement. Did we make it? Are we back? We're back. Let's put her in the swing. (..)1989 Back to the Future Part II