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baby(noun, person, characteristic, anxiety, informal)
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dastardly(adjective, characteristic, quality, anxiety, fear)
17
yellow-belly(noun, person, slang, informal, behavior)
16
lily-livered(adjective, characteristic, quality, worry, anxiety)
15
lily liver(noun, expression, person, cowardice, idiom)
15
quitter(noun, characteristic, person, cowardice, poltroonery)
14
pusillanimous(adjective, characteristic, quality, worry, anxiety)
14
fearful(adjective, characteristic, quality, anxiety, fear)
14
chicken heart(noun, expression, person, characteristic, worry)
14
faint-of-heart(noun, person, characteristic, worry, individual)
14
faintheart(noun, person, characteristic, worry, individual)
14
rabbit(person, noun, feature, character, behavior)
14
jellyfish(noun, person, characteristic, worry, individual)
14
scaredy cat(noun, expression, person, characteristic, individual)
14
skulker(noun, person, characteristic, worry, individual)
13
deserter(noun, person, characteristic, worry, individual)
13
white liver(noun, expression, person, cowardice, idiom)
12
cur(noun, person, characteristic, anxiety, fear)
12
invertebrate(noun, person, characteristic, worry, individual)
12
shirk(noun, person, characteristic, individual, dismay)
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