6
disinclined(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hostile)
6
frozen(adjective, upset, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
6
shrinking(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious)
6
stunned(adjective, fearful)
6
uneager(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
6
uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
5
shaky(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, fear)
5
afeard(adjective, fear, regional)
5
bashful(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
5
birdhearted(adjective, fear, scary)
5
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
5
coy(adjective, fear, modest, nervous, humble)
5
diffident(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, shy)
5
hung up(expression, adjective, upset, depression, uncertain)
5
mousy(adjective, upset, weak, nervous, shy)
5
rabbitly(adjective, fear, scary)
5
suspicious(adjective, uncertain, anxious, modest, awkward)
5
troubled(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
5
wary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
4
be afraid(expression, adjective, idiom, fear, shy)
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