4
solicitude(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
4
strain(noun, worry, concern, anxiety, nervousness)
3
bewilderment(noun, uncertainty)
3
changeableness
3
dormancy(noun, stop, break, time, halt)
3
doubtfulness
3
eagerness(noun, excitement, anxiety, anger, doubt)
3
indeterminacy
3
interruption(noun, break, halt, delay, interval)
3
latency(noun, stop, break, time, halt)
3
pessimism(noun, expectation)
3
scene(noun, drama)
2
agitation(noun, worry, concern, excitement, strain)
2
all-overs(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
2
angst(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
2
ants in pants(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, worry)
2
anxiousness(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
2
cankerworm of care(expression, idiom)
2
care(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
2
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