5
perceptive(adjective, cool, sensible, alert, significant)
5
retiring(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest)
5
ruffled(adjective, hurt, worry, excite, low)
5
sensible(adjective, cool, alert, significant, familiar)
5
unnerved(adjective, gentle, excited, anxious, modest)
5
vexed(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
4
alive(adjective, cool, sensible, alert, significant)
4
conversant(adjective, cool, sensible, significant, familiar)
4
coward(noun, adjective, characteristic, quality, anxiety)
4
expectant(adjective, anticipating)
4
foreboding(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, fearful)
4
harassed(adjective, worry, excite, awe)
4
heedful(adjective, kind, deliberate, alert, familiar)
4
modest(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, nervous)
4
nervy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
4
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
4
self-conscious(adjective, quiet, modest, awkward, shy)
4
sentient(adjective, cool, sensible, alert, significant)
4
tentative(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, shy)
4
terrified(adjective, anxious, fearful, suspicious, timid)
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