2
priggish
2
puritan
2
reserved(adjective, calm, quiet, tough, firm)
2
restrained(adjective, calm, quiet, controlled, discreet)
2
reticent(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, informal)
2
running scared(expression, adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious)
2
severe(adjective, tough, firm, harsh, fixed)
2
shivery(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
2
shook up(expression, adjective, upset, wild, excited)
2
spent(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
spooked(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
2
square(adjective, tough, moderate, severe, firm)
2
steamed up(expression, adjective, upset, crazy, nervous)
2
stern(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
2
stilted
2
stirred(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
straight(adjective, tough, moderate, severe, firm)
2
strung-out(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
2
sullen(adjective, upset, informal, mad, irritable)
2
temperamental(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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