63 entries under awkward topic. ×

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tense(adjective, upset, cross, excited, anxious)
6
apprehensive(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
6
grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, attitude, harsh)
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jittery(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
6
perverse(adjective, tough, harsh, nervous)
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huffy(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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troubled(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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morose(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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perturbed(adjective, upset, unhappy, anxious)
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prickly(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy)
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shaky(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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surly(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
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fearful(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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snappy(adjective, mean, tough, keen, difficult)
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sour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh)
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upset(adjective, unhappy, anxious, nervous)
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afraid(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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bothered(adjective, upset, unhappy, anxious)
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cynical(adjective, tough, harsh, sullen)
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dour(adjective, tough, harsh, sullen)
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