3
curt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
3
distressed(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
3
eager(adjective, keen, violent, excited, anxious)
3
fault-finding(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, critical)
3
fearful(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
3
fretting(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy)
3
ill-humoured
3
impetuous(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
3
in a stew(expression, adjective, idiom, worried, disturbed)
3
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, attitude)
3
plaintive(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
3
quarrelsome(adjective, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
3
resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, emotional, angry)
3
short(adjective, faultfinding, caviling)
3
snappy(adjective, mean, tough, keen, difficult)
3
sour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, awkward)
3
upset(adjective, unhappy, anxious, awkward, nervous)
3
violent(adjective, keen, anxious, eager, irritable)
3
wreck(adjective, upset, informal, excited, anxious)
2
afraid(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
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