(v5r,vi) to adhere to formalities
(exp) to strain every nerve
to feel nervous
(exp,v5r) to steel oneself to
to brace oneself
(v5r,vi) to formalize
to formalise
to stick to formality
to be ceremonious
to punctilious
(exp) to throw out one's chest
to be puffed up with pride
(v5r,vi) to stand on ceremony
(exp,v5r) to have stiff shoulders
(v5r) to swagger
to stiffen
(v5r,vi) to assume an air of importance
to stand on one's dignity
(v5r,vt) to insist
to assert
to be obstinate in saying
(exp) to be a grand champion
(exp) to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.)
to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
(v5r,vi) to be angular
to be formal
(exp) to stretch a string
(v5r,vi) to project
to stand out
to jut out
to protrude
(exp) to be obstinate
(exp) to pitch camp
(exp) to be risking one's life
(exp) to be expensive
(v5r,vi) to brace one's legs
to straddle
to stand firm
to plant oneself (somewhere)
to hold out
to persist
(P)
(v5r) to support
to become stiff
to become taut
to thrust (one's opponent)
to stick to (one's opinion)
to insist on
(P)
(exp,v5r) to put one's life on the line
(exp) to lust for
(exp) to spread wings
(exp) to pull tight
(exp) to not give in
to be obstinate
to be stubborn
to be perverse
(exp) to throw up a smoke screen
(exp) to bluff
(exp) to show off
(exp) to keep (set up) house