作势

to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture

worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works

power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

posturing / pretentious / affected