adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , feel , look , seem , sound
▪ become , get , grow
▪
The bus was late and Sue began to get ~.
▪ make sb
▪
The delays only made him more ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ desperately , incredibly , terribly
▪ increasingly
▪
She was watching the clock and becoming increasingly ~.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ naturally ( esp. BrE ), understandably
▪
Students are understandably ~ about getting work after graduation.
▪ overly ( esp. AmE ), unduly
▪
There's no need to get unduly ~ on my account.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
I'm becoming very ~ about my son.
▪ for
▪
We are extremely ~ for her safety.
Anxious is used with these nouns: ↑ anticipation , ↑ expression , ↑ eye , ↑ face , ↑ glance , ↑ look , ↑ moment , ↑ mother , ↑ parent , ↑ thought , ↑ wait