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5 +2 | tenses up |
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5 | stiff/stiffens up |
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4 | uptight |
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3 | in a tussle |
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3 | seizes up |
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in a tussle Explanation: with the outside world/public |
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seizes up Explanation: kao motor kad zaboravis sipati ulje |
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stiff/stiffens up Explanation: stiff - used to describe a person socially unadaptable, and overall physically inert. |
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uptight Explanation: Uptight - "1. a. Of a person: in a state of nervous tension or anxiety; inhibited, worried, on edge'; angry, worked up' (about something)." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2008-08-18 21:28:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "... relaxing. laughter. not getting too uptight about the world, cause it isn't gonna help you get things done and it just makes you ..." "I’m very sorry about your son, but you’re so defensive and uptight about ‘the world,’ I honestly think you’d feel better if you smoked some pot yourself. ..." "I remember... being so uptight about the world, being so nervous about everything around us, and I remember..." |
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tenses up Explanation: ...and he probably often "tenses up" in contact with the outside world. tense up verb 1. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: tense] [ant: decompress] 2. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" [syn: tense] [ant: loosen up] Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tense%20up |
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