121 entries under shy topic. ×

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shaky(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, fear)
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bashful(adjective, modest, nervous, humble)
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coy(adjective, fear, modest, nervous, humble)
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diffident(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear)
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mousy(adjective, upset, weak, nervous)
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be afraid(expression, adjective, idiom, fear)
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daunted(adjective, nervous, fearful, scared)
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indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble)
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disquieted(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious)
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weak(adjective, soft, base, uncertain, anxious)
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chickenhearted(worried, apprehensive, scared, alarmed)
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feeble(nervous, fearful)
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have cold feet(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, passionate)
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in a dither(expression, idiom, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
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nerveless(adjective, worried, death, apprehensive)
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nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
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rabbity(upset, anxious, worried, apprehensive)
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running scared(expression, adjective, upset, weak, base)
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skittish(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
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soft(adjective, weak, base, nervous)
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