7
disturbance(noun, worry, pleasure, excitement, anxiety)
7
excitement(noun, worry, pleasure, anxiety, fear)
7
ferment(noun, feeling, worry, pleasure, excitement)
7
flurry(noun, feeling, pleasure, excitement, condition)
7
misgiving(noun, worry, strain, distress, anxiety)
6
nervousness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
6
shock(noun, feeling, worry, distress, anxiety)
6
fluster(noun, feeling, excitement, condition, stress)
6
fuss(noun, pleasure, excitement, condition, stir)
6
palpitation(noun, feeling, worry, anxiety, fear)
6
quiver(noun, feeling, agitation, shake, tremble)
6
trembling(noun, distress, anxiety, agitation, fear)
5
cowardice(noun, distress, anxiety, fear, alarm)
5
apprehensiveness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
5
awe(noun, distress, anxiety, shock, confusion)
5
commotion(noun, feeling, worry, pleasure, excitement)
5
fear and trembling(noun, expression, idiom, fear)
5
quivering(noun, agitation, fear, shake, tremble)
5
thrill(noun, feeling, pleasure, passion, excitement)
4
anticipation(noun, pleasure, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration)
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