| browbeaten(nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| bullied(nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| captivate | |
| cautious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| cautiously | |
| charier | |
| chariest | |
| cheat | |
| chicken-hearted | |
| circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| coax | |
| come-hither | |
| cowed(nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| cowering(nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| coyly | |
| crave | |
| cunning(playful, mischievous) | |
| dainty | |
| dangle | |
| daunted(nervous, shy, fearful) |
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