| Edgy |
| Rigid |
| Nervy |
| Antsy |
| Jumpy |
| Nervous |
| Anxious |
| On edge |
| Jittery |
| Uptight |
| Fidgety |
| Strained |
| Keyed up |
| Stressed |
| Not calm |
| Wound up |
| Up tight |
| Not easy |
| Worked up |
| Verb form |
| Knotted up |
| Overstrung |
| All nerves |
| Wrought-up |
| Strung out |
| Apt to snap |
| High-strung |
| 1492 vessel |
| All keyed up |
| Apprehensive |
| Very nervous |
| Stressed out |
| Tighten (up) |
| Under stress |
| Grammar topic |
| Ready to snap |
| Tightly wound |
| On tenterhooks |
| Showing strain |
| (All) wound up |
| Highly charged |
| Time indicator |
| Hardly relaxed |
| Grammar subject |
| Unable to relax |
| Grammar concern |
| Feeling anxious |
| Feeling nervous |
| Wired, in a way |
| Suspense-filled |
| Needing kneading? |
| Needing a massage |
| A bundle of nerves |
| On pins and needles |
| Opposite of relaxed |
| Grammatical concern |
| Emotionally charged |
| Grammarian's concern |
| In need of a massage |
| In need of a rubdown |
| Walking on eggshells |
| Grammar class subject |
| Needing kneading, maybe |
| Needing kneading, perhaps |
| In need of a massage, maybe |