| curt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager) |
| distressed(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous) |
| eager(adjective, keen, violent, excited, anxious) |
| fault-finding(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, critical) |
| fearful(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) |
| fretting(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy) |
| ill-humoured |
| impetuous(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager) |
| in a stew(expression, adjective, idiom, worried, disturbed) |
| out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, attitude) |
| plaintive(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy) |
| quarrelsome(adjective, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered) |
| resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, emotional, angry) |
| short(adjective, faultfinding, caviling) |
| snappy(adjective, mean, tough, keen, difficult) |
| sour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, awkward) |
| upset(adjective, unhappy, anxious, awkward, nervous) |
| violent(adjective, keen, anxious, eager, irritable) |
| wreck(adjective, upset, informal, excited, anxious) |
| afraid(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) |