| sedate(adjective, characteristic, modest, courtesy, meek) |
| soft-spoken(adjective, characteristic, modest, courtesy, meek) |
| standoffish(adjective, characteristic, modest, courtesy, meek) |
| supplicatory(adjective, characteristic, modest, courtesy, meek) |
| tentative(adjective, characteristic, modest, nervous, shy) |
| withdrawn(adjective, characteristic, modest, courtesy, meek) |
| base(noun, verb, adjective, characteristic, mean) |
| pigeon-livered(adjective, nature, calm, quiet, temper) |
| conquer(verb, defeat, restrain, crush, suppress) |
| coy(adjective, person, quiet, feelings, modest) |
| demote(verb, action, upset, break, reduce) |
| put to shame(expression, verb, idiom, action, embarrassment) |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, upset) |
| cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, upset) |
| confuse(verb, action, upset, crush, put) |
| downgrade(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower) |
| plain(adjective, quiet, mean, simple, reasonable) |
| sink(verb, action, upset, reduce, destroy) |
| snub(verb, action, upset, give, cut) |
| deny(verb, action, upset, crush, annoy) |