3
perplexed(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried)
3
regretful
3
rueful
3
weak(adjective, soft, base, uncertain, anxious)
2
abulic
2
affrighted
2
apprehend(verb, fear)
2
butterflies(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
2
chagrined(adjective, upset, depression, down, afflict)
2
chicken-hearted(adjective, upset, weak, anxious, spineless)
2
chickenhearted(shy, worried, apprehensive, scared, alarmed)
2
choked(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
2
dastardly(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
2
distracted(upset, uncertainty, anxious, nervous, tense)
2
feeble(nervous, shy, fearful)
2
fretful(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
2
harrowed(adjective, anxious, worried, concerned, frightened)
2
have cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, passionate)
2
hysterical(adjective, anxious, worried, tense)
2
in a cold sweat(expression, idiom, upset, uncertain, anxious)
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