awkward

He's bookish and awkward with people he doesn't know. He's the kind of guy who goes home at night and does crossword puzzles with his wife.

He wished them "Good morning" in an awkward hesitating undertone as if he were doubtful how his greetings would be received.

The erroneous delivery and the unexpected damaged products resulted in a very awkward situation for me at my customers' meetings.

Hareton, during the discussion stood with his hands in his pockets, too awkward to speak.

It was an awkward situation: There I was, stuck in a windowless conference room, talking sex with a Catholic priest.

There seems to be very familiar with . . . . . . yo, it seems that I am here to die awkward encounter Na Zhi Jiao little proud of it?

He'd glance at my awkward ink drawings, groan "Oh, God, " and walk away holding his head in his hands, like a migraine sufferer.

The so-called Loose lips sink ships, but will sometimes in an awkward position, this situation is often in the interview.

However, the actual teaching, " Chinese Reading " is often an awkward situation.

There was an awkward moment in Times Square when he saw the Naked Cowboy and said, 'Please tell me you're not a Democratic Congressman.

You know, now that I think of it, that's not so bad. It's cute, in an awkward sort of way. Maybe I'll give Hallmark a call.

This seems to put programmers in an awkward position.

Awkward though it may be for the independent-minded, women can at least achieve alphabetic advancement by marrying "up" .

Yet, they didn't seem to feel awkward at all about not being able to utter the word "jasmine. "

He smiled at me, shook his head, without which it would be awkward to disclose my love, just a quiet, thank you for your concern.

The thought of that brought huge smile to her face, looking slightly awkward and lonely since she's sitting alone in the back seat.

Also, there was an awkward hesitancy, at times, as he essayed the new words he had learned.

Here are pointers to help fill those awkward silences. You might be surprised by what someone has to say once you get them to open up.

This is going to be awkward, but someone has to tell you, so it may as well be me: you're kind of a loser.

Elaine has reached over. Ling Fan is a bit awkward rubbed his hands together. He felt a bit presumptuous.

Yet the awkward truth is that it is almost impossible to be sure when a currency is misaligned , let alone by how much.

Pay the bill without hesitation. Asking her to split the bill will be awkward, and paying for her meal on the first date is a nice gesture.

After an awkward silence, Jack tried to defend himself, saying that he thought he had been asked to give his views.

It would be rather awkward for me to call on you.

It could be very awkward to continue working with this person after breaking up with him or her.

I feel a bit awkward in public and do not show up quite as well as I should.

It is no use getting your entire family to sit around the dinner table if it feels awkward because no one is talking.

Our small table had two chairs, and to slide mine around to her side when her eyes filled up would have been loud and awkward.

This display may seem awkward, but the run command executes your script file as if you were typing the commands directly into the ij tool.

It might not be so awkward if Goldman had suffered just a little more from the credit crisis.

When forced into the company of said relatives, however, things might get just a little bit awkward.

The same cannot be said for LeBron, who should be able to muscle guys into awkward positions and keep them away from the hoop.

It is to be expected that this feels awkward, as we finally aligning ourselves with what we have pushed aside for so long.

And they were all old neighbours in the graveyard, most of them friends; there was nothing to feel awkward or embarrassed about.

After an awkward silence, Lisa completely flushed and with her head down started to talk.

Awkward and stiff-necked he might be, but Howard was undemanding of his children.

It was an awkward question but I felt the only way was to be quite truthful about it.

Today, my parents met my boyfriend, and we had a very awkward dinner. I was terribly worried they wouldn't approve of him.

He stroked the little princess on the head, and then with an awkward movement patted her on her neck.

We ended up in the awkward position where the #1 thing stopping us from shipping was the name.

No doubt it would be awkward to see the wisdom of experts punctured and the pet policies of politicians discredited on a regular basis.

You might be able to navigate your way through Java programming problems quite easily, but find other languages cumbersome and awkward.

I don't really drink, you know, and I always feel a bit awkward.

The Rat brought the boat alongside the bank, made her fast, helped the still awkward Mole safely ashore, and swung out the luncheon-basket.

It might be awkward for you to have a nose that touched the ground. (1) But the elephant finds its trunk a very handy tool.

Conceptually, that's a bit simpler, but it would make it awkward to, say, mine your order data to count the most popular toppings.

About this survey on the quality of life in the dorm I feel sort of awkward because , well, I'm not really comfortable here.

Maybe he felt a bit awkward watching me fucking his wife.

More pressingly, they will have to heal an awkward sense of transatlantic disunity that has emerged in the run-up to the meeting.

It did work, but like similar mobile programs for controlling PCs, I found it a bit awkward to use.

View as people do not know if two people each, less than 2 meters away from the relative standing, they will feel very awkward.

It was an awkward admission, as the Bank had long been trumpeting Collier's brand of agricultural development.

But I said, I'm not-- I have to break any awkward moment, or any silences, with a joke.

It would be, well, rather awkward for me to call on you.

Golf is an awkward set of bodily contortions designed to produce a graceful result.

The noun, Geek has been used for years as American slang, to describe bookish, socially awkward people.

He began to feel it irksome and awkward, but still he sat on because he could not get up and go.

In discussions with his advisers, I emphasised I would have to press him on awkward questions, including his father's longevity in office.

He may also be sweating it out, hoping that success in the upper-house elections will enable him to eject his awkward bedfellows.

Okay maybe it wasn't but she said it was. (She was 8 at the time. ) It was awkward carrying that empty cage down the long winding hallway.

She says she began to feel "socially awkward" during A-levels and that this became worse at university.

The heart inside always concern about that he, hope to be in accidentally to meet, but while meeting again and very awkward and shy?

He felt awkward and almost as if he alone were responsible for what happened.

It was an awkward ceremony at any time to be receiving wedding visits, and a man had need be all grace to acquit himself well through it.

Meanwhile, a female Chinese assistant would feel very awkward if her male Western boss opened the door for her.

Community title site attached - as you can see lots are awkward to deal with, but am trying to create one or two designs at most to suit.

The International Monetary Fund (referred to as IMF) is currently deeped into a very awkward position after after 60 years of development.

The deficiency of plots made thoughts unable to be consumed, which is the important reason why The Promise is in an awkward position.

Kim admits that the most awkward part of the role was getting used to walking around with a gun in her hands.

But he said he feels awkward sometimes.

Resist the urge to say no just because you may not know everyone there or you may initially feel awkward.

There's a fine line between being friendly and personable and being awkward. You do not want to be the latter.

Say the word 'sell' enough times, and you win a long, awkward elevator ride out of the building with your soon-to-be-former boss.

Standing there was a thin man with an awkward smile, holding up a cooker and a bag of rice.

Still am not used to the fact that when I meet new ppl I am a bit awkward, while they meet me with a familiarity of years. . . its sweet.

Seemed to feel a bit awkward with you, I guess. . .

Snow said: " the guests are waiting for you, come back soon ah, don't let me be an awkward bride. "

In fact he did not get to the White House by merely being nice, but by being bold and often confronting awkward subjects head-on.

he looked at her with burning eyes , and was on the verge of becoming awkward , when a retort came to his lips.

That's rather an awkward time for me. It is really necessary for me to be present at the meeting I shall have to ask off.

It must have been hard for her to tell the awkward, freckle -faced first grader the truth.

hard to say If I were a Tibetan antelope, I would feel very uncomfortable and awkward.

I had finally decided to cut my bad haircut and I finally began to grow into my body, so I wasn't as awkward and gangly !

These can be difficult and awkward questions to ask, but will save you great heartache and misunderstanding down the line.

Now that you've pointed out the problem, I can look it up later. What about this paragraph? The last sentence sounds awkward to me.

When you do an intimate scene with a man, it is often awkward, so actually it was fine.

"They're supernaturally predisposed to be in conflict and that's going to make Sunday dinner a little awkward, " Plec joked.

"Having to oppose something like this puts us in an awkward place, " says Ralph Cavanaugh, Co-Director of the Energy Program at NRDC.

But the consensus was that human rights has to be on the agenda even if it is awkward.

An awkward silence as Sara takes a breath to compose herself. She looks into his eyes and asks, "What do you want from me, Michael? "

Previously, one had to reach back in an awkward chicken-wing maneuver to turn a knob.

Then there would be an awkward silence as the person tries to think of what to talk about next.

Those words may come back to haunt Obama as he showed off his own awkward dance moves with a group of Mumbai students on Sunday.

Decisions like these have led critics to ask whether Germany is becoming an unpredictable country and an awkward partner.

The awkward squad tends to despise conventional diplomacy and public relations, and is therefore bad at them.

Put a picture of my parents on my nightstand. I was in a position where I looked up, and there they were. Awkward.

You feel awkward when someone asks you to leave your shoes on in their house.

It seems like it would be awkward, but the big screen is great for composing and the size turns out not to matter at all.

Tom was very easy to bring up and never seemed to have an awkward age at all.

There was an awkward silence, clear that Rickman was not in a good mood.

I assumed it would be paralysingly awkward, but somehow it manages not to be, probably because we're both quite drunk.

'You're hurting economic policy makers that have strong ties to the U. S, ' Li said. 'It puts them in an awkward position. '

Be prepared for awkward, or strange questions. Be ready to calmly answer these with simple short answers.

That was the result of an awkward compromise between the partners in the ruling coalition.

Lately they have had to deal with a difficult ally whose awkward strength is in part their own creation.

As we waited in that room, Liz on her back in that awkward position once again, the tension grew while we anticipated the findings.

There shouldn't have to be any of those awkward silences, there should be always things to talk about.

As far as he was aware, this prize was usually given in an awful hurry, followed by some awkward event, the main attribute of the Academy.

After the battle, Jar Jar continued to ascend in Gungan society, putting his awkward past as an outcast behind him.

No doubt it would be politically awkward to offer the obvious and real explanation for the job crisis.

Dan: Yep, I know. It wasn't really too awkward. It was quite enjoyable. I quite liked it. I hope she had a good time as well.

Because only then the account receives the earnest money they to be able to deliver goods, therefore I clamp in among very am also awkward.

His speeches are awkward, he clearly dislikes all the flesh-pressing and he looks like an angry potato.

Know that this is just as awkward for your parents as it is for you.

To be an effective institution, the IMF needs to tell governments awkward truths about their economic policies.

But after going through an awkward teenage phase through the Harry Potter films, the actor has really grown up into a handsome young man.

This degree of online engagement can be awkward for authorities used to a comfortable buffer from public opinion.

It's a bit of an awkward situation, really. I don't know what he's doing here.

Let's face it, fewer moments are more awkward than trying to strike up a casual conversation with someone you don't know very well.

The testing itself, however, can be awkward because it requires a blood sample from at least one of the possible fathers.

But since then the Democrats have had an awkward relationship with MoveOn and its supporters.

It was his big day announcing the opening of the Facebook platform and I characterized his onstage performance as awkward.

True, he had been " jilted" -the word sounded awkward and unnatural on his father's tongue-but not by Su Wen-wan.

She may be known for her awkward image but it seems Kristen Stewart is attempting to show her sexy side.

Bigger cities have them. Might be a bit awkward, but it's an option.

It is not hard to imagine social situations that would be more awkward if you were forced to make this distinction explicit.

A bit long of you dare, do not get the treasure, aloof until you get awkward?

If I'd spoken up and the couple turned out to last, I would have felt foolish or awkward.

But don't feel like an idiot if it's a bit awkward at first.

If the vehicle has integrated child seats, there is no need to fit and remove child seats - a task that is often awkward.

Wolf awkward, had been discovered immediately by the ewe , then "baa baa" calls out in alarm.

Even men can feel awkward chatting up women after years of practice, soot is no wonder that women may lag behind.

And remember: If you're forced to hit from an awkward position, take some pace off the shot and concentrate on getting the ball deep.

However, it was awkward to use as one of the points of reference was the moving ship itself.

As the name implies, pigeon is an awkward pose, and it happens to be the most challenging for me.

There's this awkward space in the dining room between the two radiators that I couldn't figure out what to do with for quite a while.

When he met victims, he came across as wooden and awkward. So he was expected to be at a disadvantage in the debate.

Prom night can be a dreadful experience for socially awkward teens or for those who do not secure dates.

Even if the 4º C rise this century that the Met Office predicts does not come to pass, climate change is still going to be awkward.

Radcliffe, Watson and Grint's awkward teenage moments took place in public, rather than before a bedroom mirror.

Her son survived for only an hour, and she developed a fistula, as well as nerve damage in one leg that left her with an awkward gait.

There is always in it an element of self - satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour .

As a matter of fact, she looks a bit scary, more mature than her true age, awkward and perhaps slightly masculine in the face.

You may find yourself in a particularly awkward position if the person you are interested in works with you.

The police asked some awkward questions about where the money had come from .

But there also are occasions when an awkward bit of praise may be sincere and well-intentioned.

It has also encouraged serious people to ask awkward questions about America's alliance with Israel.

Another awkward area for him is Kenya, the land of his own forebears.

If evolution provided relief for women in pregnancy, one might ask, what about the equally awkward morphology of men with beer guts?

sometimes they don't generate the best code for the task, opting instead for awkward, even strange, code that takes the long way around.

And I had trouble I do not know how awkward matter.

Sometimes this concept is still too awkward. Please don't give up too early; it is one of the most powerful things I use.

Like teenagers, emerging markets have had an awkward relationship with mature economies.

The more prepared you are, the better your chances that you won't make any awkward pauses or look like a fool during your interview.

Q: I'm in a bit of an awkward situation with my boss who is a high-powered attorney and I'm not sure what to do.

Four factors have helped shift western perceptions of India, leader of the awkward squad during the cold war, since the early 1990s.

It's just as awkward as breaking up any other relationship.

They treat empty space like an awkward pause in a conversation that should be filled as soon as possible with smalltalk.

The man did not know each other gifts, can let you have doubt, such designs are both awkward.

68 was one more awkward, stumbling, half-step forward in what Dutschke called the "long march" toward human freedom.

But as other internet operators have found, the moral compromises this involves can be very awkward to explain.

I suddenly felt a little bit awkward, as we really can be laughing when foreigners are speaking Chinese, and I WAS smiling.

It seems as foolhardy not to discuss the option as it is to maintain such an awkward silence over China's rise.

Kamala: Look, an American girl wouldn't know anything about Indian customs . I'm sure it would be very awkward.

It was an awkward experience for us, but the audience (teachers) liked that we did it even though we weren't good!

Just, I mean it's so awkward, you know? Like, I don't - where am I gonna meet somebody? Like uh. . .

What makes all this awkward for the regime is the link between extra kids, rich, crooked cadres, and concubines.

As a child, Lee Reeves decided to silence her singing voice after an awkward school experience with "Three Blind Mice. "

Countries that do not have high land themselves are in an awkward position, as they must impose on other countries.

He put the young man in an awkward situation by asking him some personal questions.

China's state-controlled media lauded the Chile mine rescue, but avoided awkward comparisons to its own record on mine safety.

The "Double Bubble" , as it is called, looks awkward, but the team estimates that its design would reduce fuel consumption by about 70%.

There was an awkward silence, when no one knew what to say.

Most scared thing is, she forget the message or some others reason not to reply, if it happened, ur so awkward. . .

Try to curb your habits, or you could find yourself in an awkward financial position.

Whenever my husband returns from overseas, at the beginning, it's like we're on an awkward first date.

As part of her court ordered community service, Jessica Alba is required to make awkward teen boys nut in their pants.

You'll put him in a very awkward position.

He felt a little fit awkward when he came across his ex during a social function.

Our snow is wet and heavy, awkward to deal with and our rivers and lakes only occasionally freeze reliably enough to support human weight.

He got right in the middle and came down in a very awkward way.

Each and every one of us will have to endure a multitude of awkward, staring-at-your-shoes, moments along the way.

B. Reading the paper aloud is a good way to be sure that the language is not awkward, and that it "flows" properly.

When you are holding on to such a convenient narrative, you do not want to answer awkward questions about imbalances.

Sometimes because these lawsuits its particularity possibly is in an extremely awkward aspect, namely "the jot is abundant" .

If Madame Olenska had not spoken of his visit it might seem awkward that he should.

If you wear heels that are too high for you, you'll appear awkward, and that's what people will notice, rather than your height.

It was an awkward conversation, but one the leader neither postponed nor avoided.

to Mrs Bourne from Miss Withers's father, Mrs Godfrey laughed that the wedding would be "awkward" , remarking: "We shall see. "

I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.

Among prosecutors, however, there was an awkward pause.

But the next decade, with its awkward teen years, presents a special challenge.

When you first think of a tablet, a camera seems like a logical addition, but in practice it's quite awkward to use.

I'm sure everyone here can remember a time where they met someone incredibly friendly, but who was also incredibly socially awkward.

There's the man of the hour. Okay, so we now have a socially-awkward genius In a room full of attractive, age-appropriate women.

The people stumbled through the streets like the survivors of an earthquake, with glazed expressions and awkward gait.

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I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner.

An awkward silence ensued. The blue suits did not even confer among themselves.

The student and guardian's request is so high, this will let the ordinary teacher feel that will be awkward and is heavy.

In the months before the election, Ms Merkel's knack of avoiding controversy by steering clear of any awkward policy issues seemed adroit.

He needs a great deal of driving practice; he is still awkward with his car.

Then she offered me a cigarette and I felt so embarrassed and awkward.

Settling for anything less will raise the awkward question of why directors voted down a chance to return more money to U. S. taxpayers.

Nicole Fox may have been born with a bloody eyeball but, at age 18, my favorite awkward high school loser was also named the winner of.

The best hookups are free of morning breath and awkward conversation. The only thing harder than making up is waking up.

Dining alone may well be one the most awkward times of solo travel but like anything the more you do it the more you get used to it.

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Some people felt awkward when I used those phrases. I began to feel the same.

Falling for a female colleague at work could be very awkward.

Russia's leaders would be only too happy to be rid of this awkward neighbour.

Photographers caught an awkward moment when he greeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting of European leaders in Berlin last week.

Online flirtations and Internet porn use can be a substitute for slogging through real relationships and awkward sexual liaisons.

Because approaching her directly may result in an awkward situation, an alternative solution is to try and impress her.

"It's awkward. I'm not happy to be here, " he said.

It's awkward when you know the truth, yet someone still lies to your face.

Even with this somewhat awkward array approach, the implementation is still fairly simple and straightforward.

Finally, after an awkward moment, Mrs. Ching said in a silken voice, "I thought your son Ah Chow already had a wife. "

Breaking up with someone is the worst. They get all sad and start crying. Then they're like, "But I thought you loved me. " Awkward!

In fact, going back and forth between the two packages is one of the most awkward aspects of working with BCEL.

Changing out the lights on a car can be a pain, with proprietary fasteners, awkward panels, and random engine components blocking access.

He felt awkward when he realized that his casual wear was not appropriate for the formal wedding.

I imagine we are all, like cassettes, thoughts wrapped up in awkward packaging.

His first costume was the same as Hal's and his second was a really awkward design.

When I turned round, I found that she had whipped off to avoid awkward questions.

Sometimes, non-filled with a sense of humor, the result feels very awkward.

She just didn't stop. I even gave an awkward wave to let her know that I saw her staring at me.

Even today, it is viewed with suspicion - women with no desire to procreate say they sometimes face awkward questions and disapproval.

Flaw of the legal basis and the relevant civil law shortage of theoretical research make the trial fall into a awkward position.

4a. Goes up to the girl in question, asks an awkward question that conveys absolutely no attraction and produces an awkward moment.

Actually, there was nothing there, but I wanted to initiate physical contact without being awkward.

But it was time to take the leap, however heartbreaking and awkward it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that.

As an argument broke out in Chinese, we felt unbelievably awkward.

The awkward fit between the "native" and the XML data models is equally evident in any of the XML serialization formats mentioned here.

But so far only one big, awkward country, Russia, has formally applied to join the OECD.

Suddenly, the music stops with a needle scratch and there's an awkward silence as the evil bitch makes her exit.

It sounds to me as though he's just doing it to be awkward.

The child is still awkward with his chopsticks.

It is not just that he can guard post players with a small forward's body or shoot accurately with an awkward flick of his wrist.

The socially awkward Mr Burry, a one-eyed fund manager with Asperger's syndrome, avoided contact with people if he could help it.

Kit was a shockheaded shambling awkward lad with an uncommonly wide mouth, very red cheeks, a turned-up nose.

The alternative, a victory by Mr Abdullah, could turn out to be even more awkward.

The teacher a bit awkward situation, had to let him back seat regardless of whether better.

Do not attempt to lift heavy or awkward loads.

I once brought a girl back to my house and within thirty minutes I was in the most awkward car ride of my life. How did this happen?

Who has not noticed the power of love in an awkward, crabbed, shiftless, lazy man?

It would be awkward if I call my box directly.

Eventually, after an awkward period of pulling away from his study-group friends, he joined a different circle of boys.

David Jones was not seriously injured in an awkward fall during United's pre-season friendly victory over Macclesfield Town on Monday.

The British can be awkward, selfish and devious players of the EU game.