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fretful(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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funding
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hasty(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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having short fuse(expression, adjective, idiom, keen, violent)
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headlong(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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heave
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hesitant
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hesitating
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hot-tempered(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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impatient(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, wait)
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impetuous(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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indignant(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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