2
grouchy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
haul
2
high(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, irritable)
2
hostile(adjective, conflicting)
2
hot-and-bothered(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
hot under collar(expression, idiom, upset, crazy, nervous)
2
hunch(verb, bend, jellied, tighten, stoop)
2
hung up(expression, adjective, upset, understanding, keen)
2
hysterical(anxious, worried)
2
ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom, awkward, nervous)
2
in a pucker(expression, idiom, excitation)
2
in a state(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited)
2
in a stew(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
in suspense(expression, adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
2
indurate(adjective, hard, firm, solid, stiff)
2
keen(adjective, understanding, fine, sensible, delicate)
2
keyed-up(crazy, high, weary, frantic, strained)
2
lateral
2
moved(adjective, nervous, pressure, restless, demanding)
2
nerve-wracking
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