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gripped(noun, verb, adjective, guarded, tried)
8
grasped(noun, verb, adjective, guarded, tried)
6
clasped(noun, verb, tried, gripped, touched)
5
anxious(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
apprehensive(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
overwrought(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
uneasy(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
unquiet(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
uptight(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
overanxious(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
5
troubled(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
5
upset(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
5
alarmed(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
4
distracted(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
4
grappled(verb, gripped)
4
vexed(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
4
clawed
4
clutchy(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
4
embraced(verb, gripped)
4
harassed(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
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