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apprehensiveness(nervousness, timidity, shyness)
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arriere pensee(expression, idiom, concealment)
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backup
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balance(restraint, discipline, willpower, discretion, self-discipline)
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bar(noun, reserve, hindrance, shyness, hang-up)
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barrier
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blockage(noun, reserve, hindrance, shyness, hang-up)
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caginess(noun, reserve, caution, wariness)
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calmness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
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cautious
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check
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commonness(submissiveness, meekness, humbleness)
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compactness(noun, proximity, nearness, intimacy)
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contact(noun, proximity, nearness)
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continence
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convenience(noun, proximity, nearness)
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cowardice(nervousness, timidity, shyness)
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cowardliness(nervousness, timidity, shyness)
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dealing
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decorum(reserve, shyness, diffidence)
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