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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 | |||
| napet: 27 phrases in 7 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 1 |
| Figurative | 2 |
| General | 8 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Law | 10 |
| Photography | 3 |
| Technology | 1 |