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in a tizzy(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, happy)
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volatile(adjective, anxious, restless, fearful)
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worked up(expression, adjective, upset, happy, passionate)
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antsy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, careful)
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distraught(adjective, upset, anxious, agitated)
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frantic(adjective, upset, happy, awful, passionate)
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twitchy(adjective, anxious, worried, agitated)
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nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, careful)
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flustered(adjective, anxious, worried, restless)
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querulous(adjective, anxious, worried, restless)
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ruffled(adjective, happy, passionate, enthusiastic, excited)
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solicitous(adjective, upset, feelings, excited, anxious)
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bothered(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, unstable)
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distracted(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, crazy)
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shrinking(adjective, weak, base, anxious, modest)
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stirred(adjective, upset, moving, happy, passionate)
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strained(excited, anxious, awkward, unsettled, shaky)
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strung out(expression, adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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unnerved(adjective, upset, gentle, weakness, excited)
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unstrung(adjective, upset, weakness, anxious, crazy)
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