12
jittery(adjective, upset, hurt, weak, low)
12
on edge(expression, adjective, excited, awkward, nervous)
12
timorous(adjective, weak, fear, nervous, shy)
11
scared(adjective, upset, weak, base, excited)
10
fidgety(adjective, upset, moving, excited, fear)
10
uncertain(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, hesitant)
10
alarmed(adjective, worry, excite, anxious, nervous)
10
disturbed(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
10
panicky(adjective, weak, fear, anxious, nervous)
10
restless(adjective, upset, excited, fear, anxious)
10
suspicious(adjective, uncertain, anxious, alert, modest)
8
diffident(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, nervous)
8
insecure(adjective, uncertain, awkward, shy, doubtful)
8
jealous(adjective, wary, mistrustful, covetous, envious)
8
perturbed(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unstable)
8
shaky(adjective, upset, informal, excited, uncertain)
8
solicitous(adjective, upset, kind, deliberate, excited)
8
wary(adjective, deliberate, alert, modest, humble)
6
careful(adjective, upset, kind, excited, anxious)
6
clutched(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
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