2
sly(wary, clandestine, underground, guarded, undisclosed)
2
sparing(aloof, reserved, uncommunicative)
2
standoff(adjective, cold, modest, unfriendly, aloof)
2
stiff(adjective, cold, modest, unfriendly, aloof)
2
succinct(adjective, taciturn)
2
surreptitious(clandestine, underground, undisclosed, concealment)
2
suspicious(adjective, restrained, modest, nervous, humble)
2
tongue-tied(still, silent, hushed, uncommunicative, soundless)
2
unaffable(calm, quiet, reasonable, mild, controlled)
2
uncompanionable(adjective, close, quiet, gentle, cold)
2
uneager(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
2
unexpansive(calm, quiet, reasonable, mild, controlled)
2
unwilling(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
wordless(still, hushed, soundless)
1
abashed(adjective, shy, timid, diffident)
1
abstruse(obscure, unknown, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
1
afraid(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
1
along for the ride(expression, adjective, idiom, detached, impassive)
1
apathetic(adjective, cool, indifferent, restrained, detached)
1
apprehensive(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
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