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34 entries under awkward topic. ×

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forced(verb, adjective, difficult, true)
17
tense(adjective, firm, anxious, nervous)
10
labored(noun, verb, adjective, rough, true)
8
constrained(adjective, unsettled, affected, uncomfortable)
8
stiff(adjective, difficult, affected, artificial)
8
unnatural(adjective, difficult, fantastic, regular)
6
artificial(adjective, difficult, false, affected)
5
nervous(adjective, excited, anxious, unsettled)
5
troubled(adjective, gloomy, depressed, unsettled)
4
anxious(adjective, excited, nervous, unstable)
4
uneasy(adjective, excited, shaky, tense)
4
uptight(adjective, excited, shaky, tense)
3
false(adjective, affected, artificial, forced)
3
farfetched(adjective, false, extravagant, forced)
3
strung out(expression, adjective, excited, anxious)
2
agitated(excited, anxious, pressure, unsettled)
2
fidgety(excited, unsettled, shaky, tense)
2
fretful(adjective, anxious, nervous, unstable)
2
jumpy(excited, unsettled, shaky, tense)
2
unrelaxed(adjective, artificial, forced, hacked)
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