fidget -
To make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience
Ron nervously fidgeted with his hands before giving the speech to 10,000 people.
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stiff -
Difficult to move one's body, often due to tightness or soreness; rigid or not easily bent; firm in structure.
The new shoes were stiff and uncomfortable at first.
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skittish -
(of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared
Bill's horse was especially skittish around people it didn't know, so they had to be careful when Bill's friend Fred wanted to stroke the horse's mane.
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wheeze -
To breathe loudly and with difficulty
Louise would wheeze so much that she had to use her inhaler right away.
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burden -
To place a load or responsibility on someone.
Please don’t burden yourself with more work than you can handle.
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schlep -
To haul or carry something heavy, often in an way that is awkward and takes a lot of energy.
For his new job as a mover, Joey had to schlep heavy boxes into and out of homes all day long.
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hideout -
A secret place where someone can hide from others, especially from the law.
The thieves retreated to their hideout after the robbery.
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queasy -
Feeling nervous, uneasy, or anxious.
After the stock he bougtht kept going down, he felt queasy and thought perhaps he had made a bad decision.
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bristle -
(of hair or fur) To stand upright away from the skin, especially in anger or fear
In the darkness lit by only the moon, Warren's hair bristled at the creepy sounds around him.
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lapse -
A temporary pause, omission, or failure
Becky's occasional lapses in memory as she got older worried her that it might be a condition that might get worse
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awkward -
Lacking grace or ease in movement or behavior, especially in social situations.
She felt awkward meeting her ex husband at the party, and they tried to avoid each other as much as possible.
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stupor -
A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
Kramer was in such a drunken stupor that he ended up sleeping on a park bench.
