| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | affected | unnaturally deliberate or false |
| 2. | agitated | nervous and unsettled |
| 3. | anxious | worried and tense |
| 4. | arduous | difficult and tiring |
| 5. | artificial | not natural or sincere |
| 6. | awkward | not smooth or natural |
| 7. | backbreaking | extremely physically demanding |
| 8. | beleaguered | under persistent pressure |
| 9. | bottled-up | kept inside emotionally |
| 10. | breathless | out of breath |
| 11. | burdened | weighed down by pressure |
| 12. | burned-out | exhausted by prolonged stress |
| 13. | careworn | showing worry and strain |
| 14. | clenched | held tightly together |
| 15. | compressed | packed tightly together |
| 16. | constricted | made tight or narrow |
| 17. | contrived | deliberately unnatural |
| 18. | corded | showing tense muscles |
| 19. | demanding | requiring much effort |
| 20. | distended | stretched out by pressure |
| 21. | distressed | suffering stress or worry |
| 22. | drained | depleted of energy |
| 23. | drawn | tight and tense-looking |
| 24. | edgy | tense and irritable |
| 25. | effortful | requiring obvious exertion |
| 26. | encumbered | weighed down or burdened |
| 27. | exacting | requiring great care or effort |
| 28. | exhausted | extremely tired or drained |
| 29. | fatigued | tired from exertion |
| 30. | fidgety | nervously restless |
| 31. | forced | unnatural or not genuine |
| 32. | formal | stiffly proper |
| 33. | fraught | full of tension |
| 34. | frayed | worn thin by stress |
| 35. | grueling | extremely tiring and demanding |
| 36. | gruelling | extremely tiring and demanding |
| 37. | haggard | looking worn by strain |
| 38. | hampered | held back or hindered |
| 39. | hard-pressed | under strong pressure |
| 40. | harried | troubled and stressed |
| 41. | high-strung | easily tense or nervous |
| 42. | hindered | made difficult |
| 43. | hoarse | rough from vocal strain |
| 44. | ill at ease | uncomfortable and tense |
| 45. | impeded | slowed or obstructed |
| 46. | jittery | nervously tense |
| 47. | knotted | twisted tight |
| 48. | labored | done with effort |
| 49. | mannered | artificially stylized |
| 50. | maxed out | at full capacity |
| 51. | nervous | tense or uneasy |
| 52. | on edge | tense and uneasy |
| 53. | on tenterhooks | in tense suspense |
| 54. | onerous | burdensome and difficult |
| 55. | overburdened | loaded with too much |
| 56. | overextended | stretched too far |
| 57. | overloaded | given too much work |
| 58. | overstretched | extended beyond comfort |
| 59. | overtaxed | strained beyond capacity |
| 60. | overworked | worked too hard |
| 61. | overwrought | highly tense or upset |
| 62. | pent-up | held inside under pressure |
| 63. | pinched | tight or drawn |
| 64. | posed | arranged unnaturally |
| 65. | pressed | subjected to pressure |
| 66. | pressured | under stress or demand |
| 67. | punishing | severely demanding |
| 68. | raspy | harsh and rough-sounding |
| 69. | reedy | thin and strained-sounding |
| 70. | restless | unable to relax |
| 71. | restricted | limited or confined |
| 72. | rigid | stiff and inflexible |
| 73. | run-down | tired and depleted |
| 74. | self-conscious | awkwardly aware of oneself |
| 75. | spent | used up or exhausted |
| 76. | squeezed | under pressure or constraint |
| 77. | stiff | not relaxed or natural |
| 78. | stilted | stiff and unnatural |
| 79. | stress-ridden | full of stress |
| 80. | stressed | under mental pressure |
| 81. | stretched | pulled tight or extended |
| 82. | taut | pulled tight |
| 83. | tautened | made tight or tense |
| 84. | taxed | put under heavy demand |
| 85. | tense | tight or stressed |
| 86. | tight | drawn firm or tense |
| 87. | toilsome | requiring much effort |
| 88. | troubled | distressed or worried |
| 89. | trying | causing stress or difficulty |
| 90. | under pressure | subject to stress |
| 91. | under strain | experiencing pressure or stress |
| 92. | unnatural | not genuine or easy |
| 93. | unrelaxed | not at ease |
| 94. | uptight | tense and anxious |
| 95. | wearing | mentally exhausting |
| 96. | weary | tired and worn |
| 97. | winded | short of breath |
| 98. | wooden | stiff and expressionless |
| 99. | worn | tired from strain |
| 100. | wound up | tense or agitated |