132 entries under tense topic. ×

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dreading(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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hacked(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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hesitant(quiet, uncertain, anxious, restrained, nervous)
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high(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, irritable)
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ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited)
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impatient(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, sensitive)
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keyed-up(crazy, high, weary, frantic)
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keyed up(expression, adjective, wild, excited, anxious)
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moody(nervous, sensitive, crabby, sulky)
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on pins and needles(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, anxious)
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on the defensive(expression, adjective, idiom, nervous)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive)
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panicky(upset, anxious, nervous, worried)
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prickly(nervous, sensitive, jumpy, quick-tempered)
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shaking(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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shot to pieces(expression, idiom, upset, excited, anxious)
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shrinking(adjective, calm, quiet, weak, reasonable)
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solicitous(adjective, upset, weak, excited, anxious)
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sweating bullets(expression, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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tetchy(adjective, informal, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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