3
atrophy
3
bashfulness
3
compacting(verb, diminishing, decreasing, contracting)
3
consumption
3
coward(adjective, characteristic, quality, worry, dismay)
3
cowering(verb, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
3
coy(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, nervous)
3
cringing
3
curtailing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
decrementing(verb, diminishing, decreasing, losing)
3
delicacy
3
depleting(verb, diminishing, decreasing, losing)
3
developing
3
emaciation
3
eroding(verb, diminishing, decreasing, losing)
3
flinch
3
flinching(verb, flinching)
3
irresolute(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful, irresolute)
3
modesty
3
pusillanimous(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
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