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on tenterhooks
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overeager(worry, excite, awe)
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perturbed(upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
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prudish(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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scarey(worry, excite, awe)
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sensitive(delicate, anxious, worried, tense)
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shaky(upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
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strait-laced(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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testy(difficult, delicate, informal, cross)
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wound up(expression, delicate, excited, anxious)
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affected(upset, crazy, nervous, high)
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afraid(upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
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aghast(upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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austere(tough, severe, firm, harsh)
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beside oneself(expression, upset, wild, excited)
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brash
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bugged(upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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bundle of nerves(expression, idiom, upset, delicate)
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butterflies(upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
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cheeky
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