ill at ease

It is the first day for her to work. She feels ill at ease.

When he arrived at the train station, he hurried through his breakfast, manifestly ill at ease and keeping a sharp eye about him.

If anything, he might have felt ill-at-ease, since the cup from which he sipped was a synecdoche of a worrying economic arrangement.

Often, I lose the rhythm and my sense of balance, landing with a thud on the leather seat and clearly putting Black Butterfly ill at ease.

As he straddled his bi cycle again he felt ill at ease, almost a sense of premonition.

He won't look me in the eye, won't engage in any small talk, and looks more ill at ease than I feel.

Because we do not know our past, we are ill-at-ease with the present and ill-prepared for the future.

to examine the question of God's existence, but are nevertheless ill at ease about doing so.

The newcomer came into the manager's office for the first time and of course he felt ill at ease.

The hush of the library and the unwelcoming examination of his grease-stained clothes by the lady librarian made him ill at ease .

She was ill at ease when she was criticized by her mother.

Those who came to him were more likely to be women than men, often unmarried and typically ill-at-ease when talking to doctors.

Indeed, in a globalized world, viruses are impervious to lines drawn on maps. That fact ought to make us ill at ease.

It is not unusual for men caught in this cycle to feel anxious, socially ill-at-ease, moody, despairing, and apathetic.

It will suffice to say that he was surprised, vexed , sorrowful, and ill at ease.

The little flower could very well see that they were ill at ease, and pitied them sincerely.

Victor was ill-at-ease, and I could tell that Tess sensed something was wrong.

Americans and Europeans are increasingly ill at ease with the "new world order" that emerged after the end of the cold war.

Attending such a formal and magnificent party for the first time, she felt somewhat ill at ease.

When Mr Roh and George Bush met in Washington, their body language loudly betrayed how mutually ill at ease they were.

The dazzle of the spotlights made him ill at ease.

Most of the female students in my class appear to be ill at ease when (they are) required to answer questions.

Right up there with medical lingo, legal jargon confuses and alienates folks, makes them feel stupid and ill at ease.

His trembling hands and blank stare confirmed her earlier perception that he was extremely ill at ease.

He felt ill at ease living in a white- dominated society.

Pat felt ill at ease with his family, wondering whether or not to announce his news.

He is always ill at ease when facing his step-father.

Some people are so stupid at people skills that they always feel ill at ease when working with others.

But Stuart felt guilty and ill at ease with her.

Because people who seem slightly ill at ease in front of a crowd often appear more humble and genuine.

Like many men, I feel slightly ill-at-ease addressing gender issues.

People always felt strangely ill at ease with the Cullens, almost afraid for some reason they couldn't explain to themselves.

At best, speakers who refuse to establish eye contact are perceived as tentative and ill-at-ease.

My friend looked somewhat ill at ease when he told me this: At the time he bought this big house, his children had all been at school.

I'm not accustomed to that kind of social situation. I was little ill at ease.

But I look around and feel slightly ill at ease.

She was ill at ease for she was stranger there.

I hurried to change afterward, ill at ease, knowing the faster I moved, the sooner I would be with Edward.

The girls gave one-word answers to their parents' questions. Even the adults felt ill at ease.

But to this day, I feel ill at ease in the spotlight. Extrovert, I am not.

I always feel ill at ease in a strange environment.

She was ill at ease with strangers.

At supper he was silent and ill-at-ease, but the missionary was jovial and animated.

His acidulous remarks towards the mayor put everyone ill at ease.

I have to be back home by two o'clock or my wife will feel ill at ease.

He looked distracted and ill at ease.

Smith seemed ill at ease with power, and Peterson sought it.

People who look ill at ease make others uncomfortable.

He always feels rather ill at ease before strangers.

Yet Mr Roh was also ill at ease with himself.

You feel ill at ease with purely conceptual ideas or with anything that is intangible or open to personal interpretation and debate.

She feels ill at ease in strange surroundings.

He appeared ill at ease at the party.

With two sons bedridden, Mrs Smith was ill at ease.

He feel ill at ease in the strange surroundings.

He's felling a little ill at ease.

I always feel ill at ease in that kind of place.

Sara feels a little ill at ease when she's around Gary.

Some employees are excessively comfortable in their work environment, which can make others feel ill at ease.

But made himself ill at ease and sleep well.

I felt ill at ease under her intense gaze.

The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease.

He felt ill at ease. ?

He was ill at ease with people whom he didn't understand.

She looked ill at ease when she met her ex-husband.

I felt quite ill at ease at the party last night because I didn't know anyone there.

I felt ill at ease in such formal clothes.

I'm so ill at ease with strangers.

Do you feel ill at ease going alone to either dinner or a movie? What about going on a vacation by yourself?

I don't know why he is ill at ease.

Chances are you have to be coerced into attending a social event and feel very ill at ease once you get there.

on way to karan fashion show. looking forward to seeing amitji and duggu walk the ramp. psssstt i am ill at ease at fashion shows though.

I am ill at ease.

I always feel ill at ease in my father's company.

ill at ease = slightly nervous or worried, esp. in a social situation

The audience was clearly ill at ease. They applauded at the final Assignment;

I'd feel rather alone and ill at ease Beneath the brilliant showroom light

He always felt shy and ill at ease at parties

a little ill at ease