31
busy(adjective, active, adverb, energetic, activity)
16
active(adjective, adverb, activity, movement, moving)
13
lively(adjective, adverb, moving, keen, sharp)
11
energetic(adjective, adverb, moving, keen, sharp)
11
brisk(adjective, moving, keen, sharp, bright)
8
stirring(verb, adjective, moving, sharp, energetic)
8
hustling(verb, hastening)
8
rushing(verb, adjective, moving, active, effective)
7
restless(adjective, activity, moving, active, content)
6
hurrying(verb, hastening)
5
alive(adjective, moving, energetic, active, full)
5
running(adjective, moving, active, effective, alive)
5
spry(adjective, moving, keen, sharp, bright)
4
dynamic(adjective, keen, intense, energetic, lively)
4
eventful
4
fussing
4
hectic
4
humming(adjective, lively)
4
nimble(adjective, keen, bright, intense, energetic)
4
on the go(expression, adjective, idiom)
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