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