1 straight

2 erect

3 to stick out (a part of the body)

4 to (physically) straighten up

5 to support

6 to withstand

7 outstanding

8 (coll.) quite

9 very

10 classifier for machine guns

1 (Beijing dialect) bastard

2 damned

1 to support

2 to back

1 firm and upright

2 strong (of currency)

1 to stand firm

2 to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)

1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits

2 in fine mettle (of animal)