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humorous(adjective, pleasure, happy, joy, lively)
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jocose(adjective, pleasure, happy, glad, merry)
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light hearted(adjective, pleasure, happy, joy, lively)
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peppy(adjective, pleasure, joy, lively, glad)
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rorty(adjective, pleasure, happy, joy, lively)
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sensitive(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, tense)
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shrinking(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
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sportful(adjective, pleasure, happy, joy, lively)
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agitated(adjective, anxious, unstable, shy, unsettled)
6
blithe(adjective, pleasure, joy, lively, glad)
6
christmassy(adjective, pleasure, happy, joy, lively)
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coward(noun, cowardice)
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coy(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
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frivolous(adjective, nervous, caprice)
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giddy(adjective, silly, nervous, impulsive, caprice)
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inconstant(adjective, unstable, unsettled, variable, unsteady)
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on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, anxious)
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shamefaced(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
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sprightly(adjective, pleasure, glad, merry, funny)
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zippy(adjective, pleasure, glad, merry, funny)
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