2
anxious(adjective, keen, violent, awkward, nervous)
2
bluff
2
blunt(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy, snappy)
2
brittle(adjective, tense, excitable)
2
capricious(adjective, unstable, unpredictable, unreliable, changeable)
2
cat-and-dog(difficult, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
2
crank
2
cussed(mean, unpleasant, unstable, disagreeable, unreliable)
2
delicate(adjective, understanding, hard, keen, fine)
2
demanding(adjective, tough, severe, keen, cross)
2
difficult(adjective, tough, rude, unpleasant, negative)
2
eager(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, ardent)
2
edge
2
eristic(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
2
exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, mad, short)
2
fearful(anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried, tense)
2
feeling(noun, adjective, understanding, keen, fine)
2
fidgety(anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried, tense)
2
fierce(adjective, intense, violent, hot, mad)
2
finicky(adjective, tough, severe, cross, contrary)
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