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23
on edge(adjective, idiom, adverb, upset)
11
ill at ease(adjective, idiom, anxious, awkward)
9
in a tizzy(adjective, idiom, upset, happy)
9
worked up(adjective, upset, happy, passionate)
6
strung out(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
5
in a dither(adjective, idiom, shy, uneasy)
5
very upset(agitated, overexcited, panic-stricken)
4
in a stew(adjective, idiom, anxious, worried)
4
in a sweat(adjective, idiom, anxious, worried)
4
keyed up(verb, adjective, adverb, phrasal verb)
4
wound up(adjective, excited, crazy, high)
3
beside oneself(adjective, upset, happy, passionate)
3
highly strung
3
in a flap(adjective, idiom)
3
nerves on edge(idiom, adverb, anxious, aflutter)
2
all shook up(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
2
fearful person
2
flipped out(adjective, upset, crazy, high)
2
hot and bothered(adjective, idiom, upset, happy)
2
hot under collar(idiom, upset, crazy, high)
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