2
have cold feet(expression, idiom, upset, uncertain, anxious)
2
hot-and-bothered(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
hot-tempered(irritable, touchy, testy)
2
hot under collar(expression, idiom, upset, crazy, nervous)
2
hung up(expression, adjective, upset, excited, uncertain)
2
hyper(adjective, upset, wild, excited, anxious)
2
hysterical(anxious, worried, tense, desperate, panicky)
2
in a cold sweat(expression, idiom, upset, uncertain, anxious)
2
in a state(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited)
2
in a sweat(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, uncertain)
2
intimate(adjective, secret, private, personal, innermost)
2
itchy
2
jellyfish(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
2
lily-livered(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
2
mistrustful(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous, careful)
2
overexcited(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
overworked(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
pedantic
2
peevish(adjective, upset, difficult, delicate, rude)
2
petulant(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross)
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