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weak(adjective, soft, base, uncertain, anxious)
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aflutter(anxious, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
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aghast(upset, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
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apprehensive(adjective, weak, anxious, nervous, shy)
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backward(weak, spineless, gutless)
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base(weak, spineless, gutless)
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biting nails(expression, adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
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caitiff(weak, spineless, gutless, pigeonhearted, chicken-hearted)
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chicken(upset, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
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chicken-hearted(upset, weak, anxious, subservient, spineless)
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chickenhearted(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
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concerned(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous, doubtful)
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cowering(weak, subservient, spineless, gutless, falsehearted)
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cowhearted(weak, subservient, spineless, gutless, falsehearted)
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craven(weak, spineless, gutless)
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dastardly(weak, spineless, gutless)
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diffident(weak, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
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discomposed(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
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dismayed(upset, weak, spineless, scared, gutless)
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disturbed(anxious, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
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