| keyed up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, excited) |
| neurotic(adjective, upset, characteristic, anxious, crazy) |
| overstrung(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high) |
| secure(verb, adjective, tight, tighten) |
| stretch(verb, force, strain, narrow, tighten) |
| strong(adjective, rigid) |
| unrelaxed(adjective, awkward, shy, doubtful, stiff) |
| wired(adjective, upset, understanding, keen, fine) |
| worked up(expression, adjective, crazy, nervous, high) |
| charged(adjective, unstable, unpredictable, volatile, electronic) |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| excitable(adjective, upset, anxious, crazy, nervous) |
| on tenterhooks |
| skittish(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried) |
| solicitous(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous) |
| starched(verb, adjective, hard, firm, solid) |
| stress(verb, force, strain, pressure, hunch) |
| stressed(adjective, upset, nervous, stiff, restless) |
| suspenseful(affected, melodramatic, theatrical) |
| tense up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, force, strain) |