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posture

pos·ture /ˈpɒstʃə $ ˈpɑːstʃər/ noun

  1. [uncountable and countable] the way you position your body when sitting or standing

    • good/bad etc posture
      • Poor posture can lead to muscular problems.
      • her upright posture

  2. [singular] the way you behave or think in a particular situation

    • posture towards
      • He tends to adopt a defensive posture towards new ideas.

resurrection

res·ur·rec·tion /ˌrezəˈrekʃən/ noun [singular]

formal a situation in which something old or forgotten returns or becomes important again:

  • a resurrection of old jealousies

sengoku

The Sengoku period (戦国時代 Sengoku Jidai, "Age of Warring States"; c. 1467 – c. 1600) is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.

speculate

spec·u·late /ˈspekjəleɪt, ˈspekjʊleɪt/verb

  1. [intransitive and transitive] to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts and details.

    • She refused to speculate.

    • speculate on/about (why/what etc)

      • Jones refused to speculate about what might happen.

    • speculate that

      • Some analysts speculated that jobs will be lost.

  2. [intransitive] to buy goods, property, SHARES in a compnay etc, hoping that you will make a large profit when you sell them.

    • speculate in/on
      • He speculated in stocks.

virtue

vir·tue W3 /ˈvɜːtʃuː $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun

  1. [uncountable] formal moral goodness of character and behavior OPP vice

    • Women have often been used as symbols of virtue.

  2. [countable] a particular good quality in someone's character OPP vice

    • Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.

  3. [uncountable and countable] an advantage that makes something better or more useful than something else

    • virtue of
      • Adam Smith believed in the virtues of free trade.

  4. by virtue of something formal by means of, or as a result of something

    • She became a British resident by virtue of her marriage.

  5. make a virtue of something to get an advantage from a situation that you cannot change, usually a bad one:

    • She made a virtue of her acting limitations by joking about them.

  6. make a virtue of necessity to get an advantage from doing something that you have to do, or to pretend that you are doing it willingly

THESAURUS

advantage

  • a good feature that something has, which makes it better, more useful etc than other things:
    • The great advantage of digital cameras is that there is no film to process.

benefit

  • a feature of something that has a good effect on people's lives
    • Regular exercise has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart diseases.

merit

  • a good feature that something has, which you consider when you are deciding whether it is the best choice
    • The committee will consider the merits of the proposals.
    • The merits and demerits of (=the good and bad features of) alternative funding systems were widely discussed in the newspaper.
    • The chairman saw no great merit in this suggestion (=he did not think that it was a good idea).

virtue

  • an advantage that makes you believe that something is a good thing
    • They believed in the virtues of culture, civilization, and reason.

the good/great/best thing about something

  • especially spoken
  • used when mentioning a god feature of something.
  • This phrase is rather informal and you should not use it in formal essays
    • The good thing about cycling is that you don't have to worry about getting stuck in a traffic jam.

the beauty of something is that

  • used when you want to emphasize that something has a very good or useful feature
    • The beauty of the plan is that it is so simple.

Reference

  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English