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nervousness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great ▪ There has been great nervousness about the future. ▪ increasing ▪ slight ▪ initial … Collocations dictionary
Nervousness — may refer to: The personality trait, Neuroticism, appearing in some personality theories Worry, thoughts and images of a negative nature related to anticipated potential threats Anxiety, a psychological and physiological state characterized by… … Wikipedia
List of contestants from the UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest — Eurovision: Your Country Needs You is the most recent name of the BBC TV show broadcast annually to select Britain s entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. Shows of similar formats have previously gone under several other names, including… … Wikipedia
A Gift from Earth — infobox Book | name = A Gift From Earth title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (paperback) author = Larry Niven illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Known Space Universe genre … Wikipedia
shy from — (US) (or shy away from) [phrasal verb] shy from (something) (US) or shy away from (something) : to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc. They never shied from publicity. She shies away from mak … Useful english dictionary
shy from or shy away from — avoid through nervousness or lack of confidence. → shy … English new terms dictionary
ease — /iz / (say eez) noun 1. freedom from labour, pain, or physical annoyance of any kind; tranquil rest; comfort: to take one s ease. 2. freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: be at ease. 3. freedom from difficulty or… …
impatient — impatient, nervous, unquiet, restless, restive, uneasy, fidgety, jumpy, jittery are comparable when they mean manifesting signs of unrest or an inability to keep still or quiet. Impatient implies an inability to bear some trial (as delay,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
butterfly — butterflylike, adj., adv. /but euhr fluy /, n., pl. butterflies, v., butterflied, butterflying, adj. n. 1. any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often… … Universalium
shvitz — (shvihts) [Yiddish] Sweat, or a place where one goes to sweat, as a steam bath. To perspire from the heat or from nervousness. A 90 foot long marble colonnade . . . contains the rooms for the shvitz. The New York Times, August 19, 1999 … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
butterfly — but•ter•fly [[t]ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ[/t]] n. pl. flies, 1) ent any of numerous flying insects of the order Lepidoptera that are active by day, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and broad, often conspicuously marked wings 2) a person who… … From formal English to slang