| On edge |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Stressful past, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jul 2022 |
| "Bear" has a different one than "bore" |
Universal |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Wound up |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2022 |
| In need of a massage, maybe |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Edgy, nervous |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Jun 2022 |
| Keyed up |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2022 |
| Present, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2022 |
| Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2022 |
| What may be perfect figure with statue's outline |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 May 2022 |
| Keyed up |
Wall Street Journal |
02 May 2022 |
| Not chilling |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2022 |
| In need of a relaxing massage |
Universal |
24 Apr 2022 |
| Hammers would be present, but not always saw |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Mar 2022 |
| Past or present, in grammar |
Universal |
14 Mar 2022 |
| Past or future |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Full of suspense |
Family Time |
23 Jan 2022 |
| Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jan 2022 |
| Present, say |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2022 |
| Future, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2021 |
| Like muscles after lifting weights |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Nov 2021 |
| Nerve-wracking |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2021 |
| Past, present or future |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Nov 2021 |
| Anxious |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Nov 2021 |
| High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Nov 2021 |
| Wound up |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Oct 2021 |
| Present, e.g. |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Perfect, to a syntactician |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Past or present? |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Oct 2021 |
| In need of a back rub, say |
Universal |
02 Oct 2021 |
| Difference between is and was |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Feeling antsy |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2021 |
| High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Sep 2021 |
| Needing to relax |
Universal |
09 Sep 2021 |
| All wound up |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Future perfect, for example |
Universal |
05 Sep 2021 |
| Feeling edgy |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Future perfect, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2021 |
| Present, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Present, e.g |
The Washington Post |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Past, present or future |
Universal |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jul 2021 |
| On edge |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Will can change it |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2021 |
| Not cool at all |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2021 |
| Not cool at all |
The Washington Post |
09 Jul 2021 |
| On pins and needles |
Universal |
06 Jul 2021 |
| It may be perfect or simple, but not both |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2021 |
| On edge |
USA Today |
31 May 2021 |
| Feeling antsy |
Newsday |
04 May 2021 |
| Past, for the verb 'were,' e.g |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2021 |
| A bundle of nerves |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Nail-biting |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2021 |
| Past, present or future |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2021 |
| All keyed up |
Universal |
23 Jan 2021 |
| Uptight |
USA Today |
25 Nov 2020 |
| Stressed |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Past, for the verb "passed" |
Universal |
19 Nov 2020 |
| Perfect or imperfect |
Universal |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Teens changed contract |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Feeling on edge |
Family Time |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Nerve-racking |
Universal |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Past or future |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2020 |
| Wedgy |
New York Times |
23 Jul 2020 |
| Present, for the verb "present" |
Universal |
10 Jul 2020 |
| Nervous |
Newsday |
24 Jun 2020 |
| Past or future |
Universal |
22 Jun 2020 |
| Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jun 2020 |
| High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Feeling jittery |
Newsday |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Stretched tight, rigid |
The Times Concise |
09 Jun 2020 |
| All wound up |
Newsday |
29 May 2020 |
| Perfect, e.g |
Universal |
24 May 2020 |
| It may be imperfect |
New York Times |
09 May 2020 |
| On edge |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 May 2020 |
| Hardly chill |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Jittery |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Anxious |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Very nervous |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Unable to relax |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Past, present or future |
Universal |
31 Mar 2020 |
| Grammar lesson topic |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2020 |
| Not relaxed |
USA Today |
05 Jan 2020 |
| Anxious teens collapsed |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Showing strain |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Uptight |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2019 |
| Stressed out |
Universal |
15 Nov 2019 |
| Edgy |
Newsday |
07 Nov 2019 |
| On edge |
Family Time |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Anxious teens in treatment |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Suspenseful |
Newsday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Edgy |
Premier Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Wound up |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2019 |
| Past or present |
Universal |
18 Sep 2019 |
| Anxious, nervous |
The Guardian Speedy |
01 Sep 2019 |
| Needing to chill out |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Feeling nervous |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2019 |
| Past, present or future |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Past, present or future |
The Washington Post |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Suspense-filled |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Sent off for Spain in a state of agitation |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Jul 2019 |
| All wound up |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Verb form indicating time |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 Jun 2019 |
| On edge |
Universal |
19 Jun 2019 |
| Taut or strained |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Jun 2019 |
| In need of chilling |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2019 |
| Uptight |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Present, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2019 |
| Anxiety-filled |
Universal |
28 May 2019 |
| Needing a chill pill |
USA Today |
16 May 2019 |
| Far from relaxed |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2019 |
| Far from relaxed |
The Washington Post |
12 May 2019 |
| Nerve-wracking |
Jonesin |
07 May 2019 |
| Past, present, or future |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Apr 2019 |
| High-strung |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2019 |
| On edge |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2019 |
| On edge |
The Washington Post |
19 Apr 2019 |
| Moving one's knee a lot, maybe |
The New Yorker |
08 Apr 2019 |
| Feeling edgy |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2019 |
| Tighten (up) |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Anxious |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2019 |
| Under emotional strain in past perhaps? |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2019 |
| All keyed up |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2019 |
| React to a sudden noise |
Newsday |
09 Mar 2019 |
| Nervous -- and imperfect, perhaps? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Feb 2019 |
| Strained |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Feb 2019 |
| Full of anxiety |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2019 |
| Unable to relax |
USA Today |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Uptight |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| Needing a chill pill |
|
|
| Anxiety-filled |
|
|
| In need of chilling |
|
|
| All wound up |
|
|
| Tighten (up) |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| Past or present |
|
|
| Full of anxiety |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Past, present or future |
|
|
| Needing to chill out |
|
|
| Unable to relax |
|
|
| Far from relaxed |
|
|
| Present, for one |
|
|
| High-strung |
Premier Sunday |
16 Dec 2018 |
| About to freak out |
Universal |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Wound up |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Past, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2018 |
| Like some negotiations |
Universal |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Charged for contract |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Oct 2018 |
| Far from relaxed |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2018 |
| Some forgotten sentence, in a manner of speaking |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Perfect or pluperfect |
USA Today |
09 Aug 2018 |
| Taut |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jul 2018 |
| Future perfect? Could be stressful! |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Feeling pressure |
Universal |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Uptight |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2018 |
| Keyed up |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Nerve-racking |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2018 |
| Stressful |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jun 2018 |
| Without slack |
Universal |
01 Jun 2018 |
| On edge |
Premier Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
| Present perfect, for one |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2018 |
| Present perfect, for one |
The Washington Post |
22 May 2018 |
| Needing a chill pill |
The Washington Post |
08 May 2018 |
| Needing a chill pill |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2018 |
| Like a nail-biter |
USA Today |
07 May 2018 |
| Nervous |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2018 |
| Nervous |
The Washington Post |
16 Apr 2018 |
| Strung out giving the past, present and future action |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Apr 2018 |
| Anxiety-ridden |
Universal |
07 Mar 2018 |
| Perhaps past showing the strain |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2018 |
| Grammatical concern |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2018 |
| Unrelaxed |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Grammatical concern |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Needing a chill pill |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Past, for one |
|
|
| Nerve-racking |
|
|
| Present perfect, for one |
|
|
| Nervous |
|
|
| Without slack |
|
|
| Like some negotiations |
|
|
| Keyed up |
|
|
| Feeling pressure |
|
|
| Perfect or pluperfect |
|
|
| Like a nail-biter |
|
|
| Far from relaxed |
|
|
| About to freak out |
|
|
| High-strung |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2017 |
| In knots |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2017 |
| Tightly stretched |
Universal |
09 Dec 2017 |
| It's exciting -- perfect maybe |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Dec 2017 |
| Highly charged |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2017 |
| In need of a massage |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Oct 2017 |
| Perfect __ |
The Washington Post |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Perfect __ |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Walking on eggshells |
Universal |
11 Oct 2017 |
| All keyed up |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2017 |
| On edge |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Past or future |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Sep 2017 |
| All wound up |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2017 |
| All wound up |
The Washington Post |
25 Sep 2017 |
| Present perfect, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
24 Sep 2017 |
| Nerve-racking |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Anxious |
The Times Concise |
03 Sep 2017 |
| Like sports crowds during a close game |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2017 |
| On pins and needles |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2017 |
| Strung out in a manner of speaking |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Aug 2017 |
| Like sudden-death overtime |
USA Today |
01 Aug 2017 |
| Jittery |
Premier Sunday |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Strained |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2017 |
| Strained |
The Washington Post |
29 Jul 2017 |
| Possibly perfect form of language |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Jul 2017 |
| Hardly relaxed |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2017 |
| Nail-biting |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2017 |
| Keyed up |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
09 Jun 2017 |
| Tied up in knots |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Nervous |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2017 |
| Wrought up |
Premier Sunday |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Worried in the past, for instance |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Apr 2017 |
| Finding it difficult to relax |
Universal |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Tied up in knots |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Tied up in knots |
The Washington Post |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Stressed out |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2017 |
| Drawn -- from the past, say |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Like sports crowds during a close game |
|
|
| Nail-biting |
|
|
| Nerve-racking |
|
|
| Keyed up |
|
|
| Walking on eggshells |
|
|
| Finding it difficult to relax |
|
|
| All wound up |
|
|
| Tightly stretched |
|
|
| All keyed up |
|
|
| Like sudden-death overtime |
|
|
| On pins and needles |
|
|
| Stressed out |
|
|
| High-strung |
|
|
| Perfect __ |
|
|
| Strained |
|
|
| Present, for one |
The Washington Post |
30 Dec 2016 |
| Not relaxed in past, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Dec 2016 |
| On edge |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2016 |
| Past or present |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2016 |
| High-strung |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Nov 2016 |
| Nail-biting |
The Washington Post |
01 Nov 2016 |
| Feeling stressed |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2016 |
| Future, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2016 |
| Edgy |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Perfect, e.g |
The Washington Post |
24 Oct 2016 |
| Hardly at ease |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2016 |
| All wired up |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Past perfect, e.g |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2016 |
| In need of a massage |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2016 |
| Verb form, indicates time |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Aug 2016 |
| All in knots |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2016 |
| Uptight |
Universal |
23 Jul 2016 |
| Nervous time for grammarian |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jul 2016 |
| Grammar topic |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2016 |
| Present, to a grammarian |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2016 |
| Grammar class subject |
USA Today |
24 May 2016 |
| Form of a verb |
Newsday |
11 May 2016 |
| Present for an English teacher? |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2016 |
| Present, e.g |
New York Times |
04 May 2016 |
| Taut; strained |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2016 |
| Present, say |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2016 |
| All wired up |
Universal |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Feeling anxious |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2016 |
| Strained verb form |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Uptight |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Mar 2016 |
| Uptight |
Premier Sunday |
28 Feb 2016 |
| Nervous |
Universal |
17 Feb 2016 |
| Pluperfect, for one |
Universal |
09 Feb 2016 |
| Not relaxed |
Premier Sunday |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Charged for present, possibly |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Feb 2016 |
| Grammarian's subject |
The Washington Post |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Keyed up |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2016 |
| In need of a massage |
|
|
| Hardly at ease |
|
|
| Past or present |
|
|
| Past perfect, e.g. |
|
|
| All in knots |
|
|
| Grammar topic |
|
|
| Nervous |
|
|
| Pluperfect, for one |
|
|
| Uptight |
|
|
| All wired up |
|
|
| Future, e.g. |
|
|
| Grammar class subject |
|
|
| In need of a massage |
Universal |
30 Dec 2015 |
| In danger of snapping |
The Washington Post |
28 Dec 2015 |
| Frazzled |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2015 |
| It may be perfect |
LA Times Daily |
21 Nov 2015 |
| Team missing one member, heads of state extremely agitated |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Stretched tight |
The Times Concise |
09 Nov 2015 |
| On pins and needles |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2015 |
| On edge |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Oct 2015 |
| Anxious |
Premier Sunday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Grammar class subject |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2015 |
| Form of verb showing time |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Aug 2015 |
| Nail-biting |
Premier Sunday |
09 Aug 2015 |
| On edge |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Future perfect, for one |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2015 |
| Under stress |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2015 |
| In need of a back rub, say |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2015 |
| Grammar topic |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jun 2015 |
| A bundle of nerves |
USA Today |
01 Jun 2015 |
| Like a close game, usually |
Universal |
11 May 2015 |
| In need of a backrub |
USA Today |
07 May 2015 |
| In need of a chill pill |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2015 |
| Antsy |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2015 |
| Antsy |
Premier Sunday |
01 Feb 2015 |
| Nervous |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jan 2015 |
| Strained, taut |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Emotionally charged |
USA Today |
09 Jan 2015 |
| What could be future number descending on prosperous region? |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Jan 2015 |
| Keyed up |
|
|
| Not at ease |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| It may be perfect |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| Past, present, or future |
|
|
| Suspense-filled |
|
|
| Frazzled |
|
|
| Grammar class subject |
|
|
| In need of a chill pill |
|
|
| It may be perfect |
|
|
| Under stress |
|
|
| All wound up |
|
|
| Antsy |
|
|
| Form of a verb |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| On pins and needles |
|
|
| Future perfect, for one |
|
|
| In need of a back rub, say |
|
|
| Antsy |
|
|
| Anxious |
|
|
| Nail-biting |
|
|
| Pearl Jam "Present ___" |
|
|
| A bundle of nerves |
|
|
| Emotionally charged |
|
|
| In need of a backrub |
|
|
| Hardly relaxed |
|
|
| In need of a massage |
|
|
| Like a close game, usually |
|
|
| Verb form |
|
|
| Perfect, e.g. |
|
|
| April Wine "Future ___" |
|
|
| Feeling nervous |
|
|
| High-strung |
|
|
| Not chilling |
|
|
| Verb form |
|
|
| Feeling anxious |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Tied up in knots |
|
|
| Keyed up |
|
|
| Jittery |
|
|
| In a knot |
|
|
| High-strung |
|
|
| Feeling jittery |
|
|
| In need of a rubdown |
|
|
| Not relaxed |
|
|
| Wound tighter than a drum |
|
|
| Taut |
|
|
| High-strung |
|
|
| Needing kneading |
|
|
| Cliffhanging |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| All wound up |
|
|
| Jittery |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Not relaxed |
|
|
| Time indicator, of sorts |
|
|
| Stressed |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Napalm Death "Passive ___" |
|
|
| On edge |
|
|
| Past perfect, for one |
|
|
| Walking on eggshells |
|
|
| What a verb ending may indicate |
|
|
| Needing a massage, maybe |
|
|
| It may be perfect |
|
|
| Like someone pacing back and forth |
|
|
| Nail-biting |
|
|
| Strained |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Like sudden-death overtimes |
|
|
| Tightly wound |
|
|
| Needing to chill out |
|
|
| Full of angst |
|
|
| Anxiety-ridden |
|
|
| Anxious |
|
|
| Like someone pacing back and forth |
|
|
| Jittery |
|
|
| Nervous |
|
|
| Not relaxed |
|
|
| Perfect, say |
|
|
| Unable to speak, perhaps |
|
|
| Present, for one |
|
|
| Verb category |
|
|
| Uptight |
|
|
| In need of a massage, perhaps |
|
|
| Needing to chill out |
|
|
| In need of a massage, perhaps |
|
|
| Present, e.g. |
|
|
| In danger of snapping |
|
|
| On pins and needles |
|
|
| English 101 subject |
|
|
| Uptight |
|
|
| Unable to relax |
|
|
| Past or present |
|
|
| A nervous rocker is this |
|
|
| Uptight |
|
|
| Geddy Lee's "The Present ___" |
|
|
| Stressed |
|
|
| In need of a rubdown |
|
|
| Showing strain |
|
|
| Fraught with anxiety |
|
|
| All wound up |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Past or present |
|
|
| Future, for one |
|
|
| Edgy |
|
|
| Not slack |
|
|
| Tightly wound |
|
|
| Past or present |
|
|
| Future, for one |
|
|
| Nerve-wracking |
|
|
| Pluperfect, e.g. |
|
|
| Stressful |
|
|
| All wound up |
|
|
| Apt to snap |
|
|
| Grammar class subject |
|
|
| Like a close game, usually |
|
|
| Full of suspense |
|
|
| Past subject for an English class? |
|
|
| Not calm |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
|
|
| Suspenseful |
|
|
| Far from relaxed |
|
|
| Grammar subject |
|
|
| Drama-filled |
|
|
| Not at all relaxed |
|
|
| Edgy |
|
|
| On pins and needles |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Nerve-wracking |
|
|
| Drama-filled |
|
|
| Far from laid-back |
|
|
| Anxious |
|
|
| Past or present |
|
|
| Wound up |
|
|
| Nerve-straining |
|
|
| Pluperfect, e.g. |
|
|
| Uptight |
|
|
| Past, present or future |
|
|
| In need of a rubdown |
|
|
| In need of a massage, maybe |
|
|
| Ex-lax? |
|
|
| Cliff-hanging |
|
|
| Not loosey-goosey |
|
|
| Needing kneading? |
|
|
| Tightly wound |
|
|
| Grammar class subject |
|
|
| Ex-lax? |
|
|
| Linguist's subject |
|
|
| Linguist's subject |
|
|
| Needing a massage, say |
|
|
| Not loosey-goosey |
|
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| Ready to snap |
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| In danger of snapping |
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| Grammatical time setter |
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| Past, for one |
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| Temporal language element |
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| Taut |
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| On edge |
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| Tied up in knots |
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| All keyed up |
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| All keyed up |
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| Grammatical time setter |
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| Past, for one |
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| Not relaxed |
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| Strained |
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| Past, for instance |
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| Present, e.g. |
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| English 101 subject |
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| Strained |
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| Nervous |
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| Tied up in knots |
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| Taut |
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| Pluperfect, for one |
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| Topic in grammar class |
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| Hardly at ease |
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| All wound up |
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| Needing a massage |
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| Feeling antsy |
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| Ex-lax? |
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| Far from laid-back |
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| Stressed-out |
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| Showing strain |
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| It may be perfect |
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| All keyed up |
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| It may be perfect |
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| Worked up |
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| Far from loosey-goosey |
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| It may be perfect |
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| Clenched, say |
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| Jittery |
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| On edge |
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| In need of a chill pill |
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| Edgy |
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| Stressed out |
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| It can be past or present, in grammar |
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| High-strung |
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| Edgy |
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| Edgy |
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| Needing kneading |
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| Needing kneading |
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| On tenterhooks |
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| Future, for one |
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| High-strung |
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| Past perfect |
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| Jittery |
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| Wound up |
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| Jittery |
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| Uptight |
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| High-strung |
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| Full of suspense |
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| Stiffen |
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| Like a Hitchcock audience, typically |
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| In danger of snapping |
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| Tightly wound |
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| Fidgety |
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| Time indicator |
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| Stressed |
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| Grammar subject |
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| Future perfect, for one |
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| Overstrung |
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| Time indicator |
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| Stressed |
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| Grammar subject |
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| Jittery |
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| Wound up |
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| Wound up |
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| Uptight |
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| On tenterhooks |
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| Language study topic |
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| English 101 subject |
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| In knots |
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| In knots |
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| Keyed up |
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| Needing kneading? |
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| It can be past or present |
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| Worked up |
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| Stressed out |
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| Present __ |
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| In knots |
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| On tenterhooks |
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| Past or present |
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| Present, for example |
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| English class topic |
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| Future, e.g. |
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| Wound-up |
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| On edge |
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| Needing a massage |
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| Keyed up |
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| Strained |
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| Conditional, for one |
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| Wired |
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| Present, e.g. |
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| Rigid |
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| All wound up |
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| In knots |
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| Uptight |
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| It may be past or present |
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| Keyed up |
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| On the verge of snapping |
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| Present, for one |
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| Nervous |
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| On edge |
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| Jumpy |
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| In a nervous state |
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| Jittery |
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| Past or future |
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| Feeling edgy |
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| Present or perfect |
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| In knots |
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| Uptight |
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| Not relaxed |
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| It may be past |
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| Nervous |
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| Not loosey-goosey |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Straining at the leash |
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| Under pressure |
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| Jittery |
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| Nerve-straining |
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| Like a tie game in overtime |
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| Tight |
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| Needing kneading? |
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| Tight |
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| Worked up |
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| Jittery |
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| High-strung |
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| Grammar class subject |
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| Noun concerning verbs |
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| Under strain |
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| Rigid |
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| Keyed up |
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| A bundle of nerves |
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| Anxiety-ridden |
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| High-strung |
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| Wound up |
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| On edge |
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| Jumpy |
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| Needing kneading? |
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| It may be present |
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| Not easy |
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| On a tightrope |
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| Needing kneading? |
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| Like some negotiations |
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| Edgy |
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| Present, e.g. |
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| Edgy |
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| Conditional, for one |
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| Past perfect, for one |
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| Needing kneading, maybe |
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| Brace, in a way |
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| Drawn tight |
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| Present, e.g. |
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| Knotted up |
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| Like many a massage client |
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| Far from laid-back |
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| Synonym of 59 Down |
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| Present or past |
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| It concerns the past, sometimes |
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| Present or perfect |
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| Needing kneading, maybe |
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| Edgy |
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| Uptight |
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| Restive |
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| Stretched tight |
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| Uptight |
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| Knotted up |
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| Past, present or future |
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| Past or perfect |
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| Keyed up |
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| Like a game overtime |
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| Not at all relaxed |
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| Rigid |
|
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| It may be perfect in the future |
|
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| Past perfect, for one |
|
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| Past or present |
|
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| Nervous |
|
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| Future perfect, for one |
|
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| It may be present |
|
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| Feeling the pressure |
|
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| Can be past present or future |
|
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| Strained |
|
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| Like sudden-death playoffs |
|
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| Needing kneading? |
|
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| Pluperfect, e.g. |
|
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| Stretched tight |
|
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| Wound up |
|
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| Uptight |
|
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| Dramatic |
|
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| Jumpy |
|
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| It may be past, present, or future |
|
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| On pins and needles |
|
|
| Feeling on edge |
|
|
| Taut |
|
|
| Like Ditka in overtime |
|
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| Past or future |
|
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| Strung out |
|
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| In need of relaxing |
|
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| Uptight |
|
|
| Pluperfect, for one |
|
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| Knotted up |
|
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| In need of a backrub |
|
|
| Wired up |
|
|
| Knotted up |
|
|
| It may be past, present, or future |
|
|
| Taut |
|
|
| Pluperfect for one |
|
|
| Can be past or present |
|
|
| On tenterhooks |
|
|
| Wired |
|
|
| Present, for example |
|
|
| Edgy |
|
|
| Jumpy |
|
|
| Present, for example, in English class |
|
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| Nervous |
|
|
| What a will, e.g., may indicate? |
|
|
| Past present or future |
|
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| Wired |
|
|
| Knotted up |
|
|
| Strung out |
|
|
| Verb form |
|
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| Taut |
|
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| Nervous |
|
|
| It might be past |
|
|
| Itchy, in a way |
|
|
| Present, for one |
|
|
| Past or present, e.g. |
|
|
| Nervous |
|
|
| Present or past |
|
|
| Highly charged |
|
|
| Anxious |
|
|
| Pluperfect, for one |
|
|
| Future, e.g. |
|
|
| Past or imperfect |
|
|
| Past or future |
|
|
| Stiffen |
|
|
| Up-tight |
|
|
| All nerves |
|
|
| Future perfect, e.g. |
|
|
| Verb form |
|
|
| Past or future, e.g. |
|
|
| Past, e.g. |
|
|
| Suspenseful |
|
|
| Stiffen, with "up" |
|
|
| Past, for one |
|
|
| Rigid; taut |
|
|
| Preterit or present |
|
|
| Like a new driver |
|
|
| Present or perfect |
|
|
| Future, for one |
|
|
| Strained. |
|
|
| Future, for one. |
|
|
| Verb form. |
|
|
| Past or future. |
|
|
| Past, for one. |
|
|
| Past or present. |
|
|
| Term in grammar. |
|
|
| On edge. |
|
|
| Grammatical term. |
|
|
| Keyed up. |
|
|
| Perfect, for one. |
|
|
| Present, for one. |
|
|
| Future, for example. |
|
|
| Verb inflection. |
|
|
| Present, for example. |
|
|
| Perfect or imperfect. |
|
|
| Preterit, for one. |
|
|
| Present, for instance. |
|
|
| Rigid. |
|
|
| High-strung. |
|
|
| Future, for instance. |
|
|
| Under strain. |
|
|
| Verb form denoting time. |
|
|
| Taut. |
|
|
| Opposite of flaccid. |
|
|
| Past or pluperfect. |
|
|
| Overwrought. |
|
|
| All wound up. |
|
|
| Pluperfect, for one. |
|
|
| Stretched tight. |
|
|
| Past, present or future. |
|
|
| Highstrung. |
|
|
| Rapt. |
|
|
| Form of a verb. |
|
|
| Time for grammar. |
|
|
| Tightly stretched. |
|
|
| Perfect or pluperfect. |
|
|
| Tightened up. |
|
|
| In a state of strain. |
|
|
| Agog. |
|
|
| On the alert. |
|
|
| Rather uncomfortable |
|
|
| Like uncomfortable silences |
|
|
| Like overtime games |
|
|
| Grammarian's concern |
|
|
| Present, e.g. |
|
|