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nervous(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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nettlesome(tough, tricky, complicated, problematic, thorny)
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on thin ice(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, uncertain)
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oppressive(adjective, difficult)
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oversensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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perplexing(hard, tough, difficulty, delicate, awkward)
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problematical(hard, delicate, complex, tricky, complicated)
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shifting(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, worried)
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shifty(adjective, weak, uncertain, sensitive, doubtful)
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slippy
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soft(adjective, kind, caring, loving, affectionate)
2
spiny(tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
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squeamish
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supersensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
2
sympathetic(adjective, kind, caring, loving, affectionate)
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undependable(delicate, awkward, unstable, shaky, unreliable)
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unhealthy(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
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unpleasant(tough, tricky, problematic, embarrassing)
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unsound(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, uneven)
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wearying(adjective, difficult)
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