awkward distorted gauche gawky whirlwind

lifeless nervous stiffly strained strict strong tautness taut tense

harden inert obdurate rigid stiffness stricken tighten

ceremoniously

crabbed cranky curmudgeonly fractious fretful liverish peevish splenetic

discomfort embarrassment scarce uncomfortable uncomfortably

formality priggish stodgy

crisp starch

blob body cadaver corpse corpus deadman lich remain

formally seriously serious

deliberately judiciously ponderously slowly solemnly

fast jam statuesque still

inflexible prima donna

stiffening stiffen stiffly