Coming across on Tv 1

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to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored:
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slouch
I am terrible on TV. I slouch,
to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it:
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sneer
I sneer, forget my lines and swallow the ends of my words
to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problems or because of fear or nervousness:
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stammer
"Wh-when can we g-go?" she stammered.
I slouch, sneer, stammer, fidget, forget my lines and swallow the ends of my words
to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people:
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fidget
I fidget and swallow the ends of my words
if sth ... you still remember it angrily because it upset or annoyed you.
to make someone annoyed or angry for a long time:
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rankle
It rankles, because I know inside I am scintillating, sensitive and sincere.
to sparkle intellectually, be brilliant and witty, to twinkle, as a star
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scintillate
I know inside I am scintillating, sensitive and sincere.
understanding what other people need, and being helpful and kind to them:
kind
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sensitive
I am scintillating, sensitive and sincere
to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning:
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contrive
Newsreaders can contrive to look nice
having an understanding of a situation:
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sensible
even the worst presenters can seem sensible
looking or seeming dishonest:
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shifty
I come over as a shifty subversive
to seem to be a particular type of person:
p. verb
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come over
I come over as a shifty subversive
trying to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system:
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subversive
a shifty subversive
full of activity, or very busy and fast:
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hectic
hectic schedule
It's going to be hectic
If two or more people get together, they meet each other, having arranged it before:
x2
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get together
I have to get my act together.
to examine something very carefully in order to discover information:
s
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scrutinise
Which is how I find myself being scrutinised for televisual potential by two svelte creatures
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed:
ability
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potential
televisual potential
attractively or gracefully slim, slender
smukly, wysmukly
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svelte
two svelte creatures from Public Image Ltd,
an organization, company, team, military unit, etc.:
[C, + sing/pl verb ] informal, group
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outfit
Public Image is the outfit which has been teaching MPs how to look good on TV.
to prepare someone for a special job or activity:
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groom
They also groom executives
the muscle that separates the chest from the lower part of the body
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diaphragm
Breathe from the diaphragm and you can speak quite loudly and for quite a long time without strain.

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