9
action(noun, act, process, deed, verb)
7
behaviour(noun, adjective, reserved, timid, retiring)
4
shyness(noun, quality, modesty, meekness)
3
throw(noun, verb, dash, cast, fling)
3
cast(noun, verb, dash, fling, heave)
3
fling(noun, verb, dash, cast, heave)
3
launch(noun, verb, dash, cast, fling)
3
pitch(noun, verb, dash, cast, fling)
2
act(noun, action, process, deed)
2
bashfulness(noun, quality, modesty, shyness, meekness)
2
characteristic(noun, feature, trait, attribute)
2
coyness(noun, quality, modesty, shyness, meekness)
2
deed(noun, action, act, process)
2
demureness(noun, quality, modesty, shyness, meekness)
2
diffidence(noun, quality, modesty, shyness, meekness)
2
feature(noun, characteristic, trait, attribute)
2
feeling(noun, reserved, timid, retiring, bashful)
2
meekness(noun, quality, modesty, shyness)
2
modesty(noun, quality, shyness, meekness)
2
nervousness(noun, quality, modesty, shyness, meekness)
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