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