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cast(verb, noun, throw, fling, action)
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fling(verb, noun, action, cast, throw)
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inhibited(adjective, feel doubt, characteristic, timidity, shyness)
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introverted(adjective, reserved, feel doubt, characteristic, quiet)
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self-conscious(adjective, feel doubt, person, feelings, reserved)
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withdrawn(adjective, characteristic, reserved, timidity, unsociable)
24
shrinking(adjective, timid, quiet, weak, base)
23
nervous(adjective, fearful, timid, characteristic, anxious)
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mousy(adjective, feel doubt, reserved, timid, retiring)
22
backward(adjective, timid, bashful, quiet, retiring)
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shamefaced(adjective, timid, characteristic, quiet, awkward)
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unassertive(adjective, feel doubt, quiet, modest, timid)
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cautious(adjective, quiet, quality, characteristic, close)
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hurl(verb, noun, fling, action, cast)
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apprehensive(adjective, characteristic, quiet, timidity, shyness)
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embarrassed(adjective, characteristic, awkward, insecure, silent)
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reluctant(adjective, unwilling, characteristic, quality, hesitant)
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scarce(adjective, poor, insufficient, lacking, weak)
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unsocial(adjective, unfriendly, reserved, characteristic, quiet)
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suspicious(adjective, characteristic, quality, timidity, shyness)
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