claim, insistence, assertion...

tension, strain, nervousness...

as expected, sure enough, just as one thought...

to be prominently ..., to be persistently ...

business trip, official trip

as expected, sure enough, just as one thought...

expansion, extension, enlargement...

expansion, swelling, increase...

as expected, sure enough, just as one thought...

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works)...

stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off...

exaggeration

to project, to overhang, to stick out...

to project, to overhang, to stick out...

originator, ringleader, perpetrator...

to project, to overhang, to stick out...

to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic...

stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off...

stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off...

stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off...

to persevere, to persist, to keep at it...

to pull, to draw, to pull tight...

to stiffen, to become stiff

do your best, go for it, hang in there...

paper patch attached to something, paper backing, sticker...

to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about...

to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about...

to stand watch, to stand guard, to look out...

to brace one's legs, to stand firm, to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)...

greed, avarice, covetousness...