I considered this very kind — I'd been a little embarrassed when the conversation began.
Of course, I know that if I had spotted Nancy years later — on the subway, for instance, in Toronto, both of us bearing our recognizable marks — we would in all probability have managed only one of those embarrassed and meaningless conversations, hurriedly listing useless autobiographical facts.
Soon after I showed up at the farm, walking in the fields one afternoon while the village women picked cotton, a girl caught my eye, so that in days following whenever I passed her I became embarrassed, striking up some absurd conversation with Sameer, averting my gaze — I had not spoken to a girl since I shipped out from New York, several months earlier.
It's easy to feel embarrassed when faced with complex conversations, but it's OK to stop the discussion if you do not feel in control of it.
Description of how she goes to her job as a laundress one day - how her legs pain her - how embarrassed she was at the loud conversation of her shabby neighbor, Sara.
I think he was either embarrassed or wanted to avoid further conversation about the war but it was clear he did not wish to see the other campers from the fire.
Working in Milan with high profile clients, Barker recalls the moment he locked eyes on his wife, the moment he first spoke to her and how utterly embarrassed he was with their initial conversation.
Remember: if it turns out you misread things and your boss is not interested, you will have a lot less to be embarrassed about from a straight-forward conversation than if you had attempted to kiss him, or worse.
Having different kinds of conversations, rather than communication by embarrassed look.
As her embarrassed questioner shifts sideways and struggles to put the conversation on a friendlier footing, Erica turns her head, her eyes following his every move.
