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overwhelming(great, tough, awful, foul)
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petrified(person, feelings, emotions, frightened)
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retiring(quiet, weak, soft, base)
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shrinking(weak, soft, base, anxious)
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sinister(awful, terrible, dreadful, weird)
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terror-stricken
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uncertain(weak, anxious, nervous, doubtful)
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unmanly(worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
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unsure(weak, nervous, hesitant, indecisive)
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white-livered
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woeful(awful, terrible, strange, horrible)
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wretched(awful, terrible, wicked, horrible)
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almighty(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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bashful(quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
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birdhearted(fear, scary)
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dastardly(weak, soft, low, base)
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edgy(anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried)
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eerie(mean, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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execrable(unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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ferocious(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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