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high-strung(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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involved(hard, awkward, tricky, complicated)
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mean(sensitive, unstable, unreliable, fickle)
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nervous(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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on thin ice(expression, adjective, idiom, uncertain)
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oversensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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perplexing(hard, tough, difficulty, awkward)
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problematical(hard, complex, tricky, complicated)
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supersensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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undependable(awkward, unstable, shaky, unreliable)
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unhealthy(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
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unsound(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, uneven)
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wicked(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unsound)
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ambiguous(adjective, weak, uncertain, unstable)
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borderline(adjective, weak, uncertain, unstable)
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bundle of nerves(expression, idiom, sensitive, tricky)
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cognizant(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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confusing(hard, complex, awkward, tricky)
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conscious(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
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contingent(adjective, uncertain, unstable, doubtful)
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