nervous

For now, the nervous anticipation among the staff is palpable.

I should have been nervous, maybe apprehensive, that he was here.

It is Ms. Ripa who suffers more than her husband, perhaps because she’s not making the decisions and/or because she has no constitutional immunity to the nervous agitation of high-maintenance fandom.

When you touch a hot pan, stub your toe, or bump your head, your nervous system instantly delivers an “Ow!” that prompts you to pull back before more damage occurs.

Relational database software may sound prosaic, but in fact it’s the central nervous system of any digital business, which now means every business—a hugely powerful tailwind for Oracle.