A simple hand gesture could have resorted to him being afraid of you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	4:det	_
2	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	4:amod	_
3	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	4:compound	_
4	gesture	gesture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	7:nsubj	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	7:aux	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	7:aux	_
7	resorted	resort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	0:root	_
8	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	11:mark	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	11:nsubj	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	cop	11:cop	_
11	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	7:advcl:to	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	13:case	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obl	11:obl:of	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	7:punct	_
