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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

to pitch camp; to set up camp

to put one's life on the line

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

to be expensive

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

to take precautions; to set a guard against attack

to strain every nerve; to feel nervous

to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

to stretch a string

to become frozen over

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

to put one's life on the line

to pitch camp

to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead

to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)

to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans

to insist on one's own ideas

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

to vie with one's opponent

to take a firm stand; to argue about

to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)

to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)

to be square-jawed

to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tense

to spread (one's) wings

to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)

to become a yokozuna; to be a yokozuna

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

to be the leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

to lust for

to be square-jawed

to take a firm stand; to argue about

to be greedy

to be square-jawed

to tile (floor, wall, etc.)

to be obstinate

to keep house; to set up house

to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; (lit.) to set a sparrow net in front of the gate