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 be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
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 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 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 throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
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 have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tense
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 be the leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to take a firm stand; to argue about
to tile (floor, wall, etc.)
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