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close; high-strung; intent; rapt; highly strung; taut; tense (i fig); tensed up | |||
juicy; on tiptoe | |||
lively | |||
intense; strain; under a strain; strained; strung; strung-up; tense; tight | |||
jitter; uptight | |||
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brace; cock; draw; stretch; tense; tighten; wind up | |||
clench; clinch; key up | |||
tension | |||
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be all ears | |||
tautly |
napet : 29 phrases in 8 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 1 |
Figurative | 2 |
General | 8 |
Informal | 2 |
Law | 10 |
Oil / petroleum | 2 |
Photography | 3 |
Technology | 1 |