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querulous(mean, nervous, short, irritable, worried)
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rap
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rap on knuckles(noun, expression, idiom, cut, hit)
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reflection
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reproachful(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, demanding)
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reproof(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
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roast(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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severe(harsh, cross, critical, contrary, demanding)
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shifting
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short-tempered(mean, nervous, irritable, worried, critical)
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shuffling
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slap(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
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slap on wrist(noun, expression, idiom, cut, hit)
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small
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smooth-spoken(adjective, unnatural, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
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snappy(mean, short, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, nervous, short, irritable)
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static(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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subterfuge
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sulky(mean, irritable, sullen, crabby, cranky)
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