2
bothered
2
close(strong, powerful, stiff, penetrating, stretched)
2
colored
2
combative
2
contrasted
2
cramped
2
deformed
2
drained(verb, pure, gaunt, purified, haggard)
2
elaborate
2
exaggerated(strong, powerful, fantastic, penetrating, inflated)
2
factitious(adjective, affected, unnatural)
2
fantastic(adjective, false, extravagant, inflated, implausible)
2
fidgety(excited, awkward, unsettled, shaky, tense)
2
fraught
2
fretful(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unstable)
2
hard(adjective, strong, rough, difficult, powerful)
2
herculean
2
high-strung(excited, anxious, pressure, shaky, tense)
2
injured(verb, gloomy, depressed, wretched)
2
intensive(strong, powerful, penetrating)
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