132 entries under tense topic. ×

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overstrung(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, high)
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agitated(adjective, upset, wild, excited, anxious)
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clutched(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
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distracted(adjective, upset, worry, excite, wild)
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skittish(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, worried)
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strained(excited, awkward, shaky, demanding)
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touchy(adjective, informal, excited, uncertain, nervous)
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antsy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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disturbed(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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in suspense(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited)
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irascible(adjective, delicate, excited, mad, nervous)
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taut(adjective, upset, weak, excited, anxious)
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unquiet(adjective, upset, worry, excite, excited)
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distressed(adjective, upset, wild, excited, anxious)
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excitable(adjective, upset, anxious, crazy, nervous)
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fretful(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, excited)
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irritable(adjective, weak, difficult, delicate, cross)
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neurotic(adjective, upset, weak, anxious, crazy)
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querulous(adjective, upset, hard, weak, difficult)
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strung out(expression, adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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