1
shirking(verb, avoiding)
1
shunning(verb, avoiding)
1
sidestepping(verb, avoiding)
1
skipping(verb, avoiding)
1
springy
1
unassertive(shy, timid, diffident)
1
verecund(shy, timid, diffident)
1
waiting(verb, hesitating)
1
yield
0
delaying(verb, hesitating)
0
abashed(shy, timid, diffident)
0
answer
0
antecedence
0
back away(verb, phrasal verb)
0
backslide
0
backslider
0
backsliding
0
backward(shy, timid, diffident)
0
blushing(shy, timid, diffident)
0
boggling
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