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like a bear(expression, idiom, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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lively(keen, sharp)
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mean(adjective, delicate, violent, sensitive, irritable)
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mercurial(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile)
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nettlesome
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neurotic(nervous, emotional, restless, volatile, fiery)
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on pins and needles(expression, adjective, idiom, keen, violent)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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out of sorts(expression, idiom, irritable, ugly, touchy)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional)
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overzealous(nervous, emotional, restless, volatile, fiery)
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perturbable(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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perverse(irritable, crabby, cantankerous)
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pugnacious
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restless(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, nervous)
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ripe(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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risky(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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shaken(adjective, mean, violent, furious, fiery)
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short fused(expression, nervous, emotional, restless, fiery)
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snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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