manner vs posture

manner

noun
  • Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing 

  • The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist. 

  • good, polite behaviour 

  • One's customary method of acting; habit. 

  • A certain degree or measure. 

  • Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind. 

  • Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything 

  • Sort; kind; style. 

posture

noun
  • The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation. 

  • The way a person holds and positions their body. 

  • A situation or condition. 

  • One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person. 

verb
  • To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose. 

  • to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired 

  • to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction 

How often have the words manner and posture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )