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Unable to sleep, rest or relax due to excitement, stress or worry

Feeling excited or agitated, thereby unable to rest or relax

Stubborn or resistant to control

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

Refusing to change one's position, attitude or opinion

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

(typically of children) Irritable and quarrelsome

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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Unable to sleep, rest or relax due to excitement, stress or worry

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“Baba spent a restive night worrying about the next day's exam.”

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Feeling excited or agitated, thereby unable to rest or relax

like a cat on hot bricks

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

having butterflies in the stomach

like a fish out of water

waiting for the axe to fall

spasmodic

careful

waiting with bated breath

with one's stomach in knots

running scared

with your heart in your mouth

shaking in one's shoes

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

lacking social skills

having a funny feeling

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

terrorized^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

pressurized^US

traumatized^US

pressurised^UK

with one's back up against the wall

up against it

at the end of your tether

under the cosh

at the end of one's rope

agonized^US

terrorised^UK

agonised^UK

traumatised^UK

in fear and trepidation

very scared

pushing the panic button

racked with suffering

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

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“He had global domination in his restive mind, and with the perfection of the ocean-faring ship, the future was his for the taking.”

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Stubborn or resistant to control

obstinately disobedient

unfavorable^US

without law and order

revelling^UK

terrorizing^US

uncivilised^UK

terrorising^UK

uncivilized^US

reveling^US

cavilling^UK

off straight and narrow

have chip on shoulder

caviling^US

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“Eliphet Dyer of Connecticut, for one, was less than impressed by the alleged dangers of a restive army.”

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Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

cavilling^UK

with a chip on your shoulder

caviling^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

short-tempered

out of sorts

hard done by

as cross as two sticks

carrying a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

victimised^UK

victimized^US

undeceived

with chip on shoulder

criticizing^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

criticising^UK

have had a basinful of

have had it up to here with

have had something up to here

baulked^UK

balked^US

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Refusing to change one's position, attitude or opinion

with one's toes dug in

locked in

with one's feet dug in

full of determination

as stubborn as a mule

proof against persuasion

sticking to one's guns

focussed^UK

focused^US

committed to the idea of

tall in the saddle

intent upon

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Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

waiting with bated breath

on the edge of your seat

in transports of delight

beside oneself with happiness

energized^US

energised^UK

full of vim and vigour

proud

titillated

in a frenzy of delight

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

delirious with happiness

untrammeled^US

revitalized^US

full of the joys of spring

revitalised^UK

straining at the leash

tantalized^US

enamored of^UK

tantalised^UK

extremely enthusiastic

revelling^UK

reveling^US

honoured^UK

honored^US

beside oneself with joy

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

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(typically of children) Irritable and quarrelsome

ill-humored^US

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a cat on a hot tin roof

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

having a fit of the sulks

have chip on shoulder

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

like a cat on hot bricks

with all guns blazing

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

beside yourself with rage

burning with excitement

sombre^UK

somber^US

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

carrying a chip on your shoulder

wintry^US

wintery^UK

not on speaking terms

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

footloose and fancy-free

easy-going

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