<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">She felt that he didn’t want to look coward in her eyes and said, “We’ll do without fire.”</span><br/><br/><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Chiledu stubbornly <span style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffff00;">shook /jerked</span> his head, “No, we will kindle a fire.”</span><br/><br/>What fits better?