3
anxious(adjective, excited, ready, nervous, eager)
3
expectant(adjective, anticipating)
2
apprehensive
2
covertly
2
sotto voce(adverb, undertone)
1
abjectly
1
anticipatingly
1
anticipatively
1
anticipatorily
1
apprehensively
1
aside
1
bashfully
1
behind the curtain(expression, idiom)
1
behind the scenes(expression, idiom)
1
behind the veil(expression, idiom)
1
between the teeth(expression, idiom)
1
breathless(adjective, excited, ready, anxious, nervous)
1
diffidently
1
downcast
1
eager(adjective, excited, ready, anxious, nervous)
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