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nervous

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"My wife was a bit nervous to dance, but I pushed her around a bit," he joked.

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Neither he nor his public defender, Ayah Sarsour, would comment after, but in the hallways, he could be heard talking to his family about how nervous he was in court.

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Teller’s old-school charisma in conveying that nervous energy is his own bid for a career eternity.

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After two turbulent weeks of a BBC crisis, with the pressure on him, Samir Shah looked nervous as he began his session in front of MPs.

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She was nervous — she clarifies she’s “not fluent” — but it was a choice that paid off, and the moment made it in the final cut.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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