plural of defect of one's qualities

A virtue carried to excess, or other fault apt to accompany or flow from good qualities.

To pay for one's voyage by working while on board, rather than by paying a fare.

To have one's best possible appearance.

(idiomatic) Ready if needed, in reserve, prepared, available for use whenever it might be advantageous.

(humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

To make an alveolar trill sound for the letter r.

To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of.

Of an infant: to begin to support oneself on the legs, a prerequisite to walking.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of bare one's teeth