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shyness(noun, nervousness, timidity)
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sign(noun, feeling, warning, hunch, revelation)
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sinking feeling(noun, expression, feeling, apprehension, warning)
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spring(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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stage fright
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stew
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stretch(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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tautness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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tenseness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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tensity(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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tic
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tightness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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traction(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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trauma(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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trial(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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trouble
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twinge(noun, doubt, misgiving, pang)
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twitching
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understanding
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unease(noun, anxiety, doubt, fear, disquiet)
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