| worried(adjective, anxious, tense, afraid, apprehensive) |
| deflect(verb, escape, depart, vary, dodge) |
| doubtful(adjective, slow, uncertain, awkward, hesitant) |
| duck(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect) |
| failing(adjective, close, light, weak, poor) |
| frightened(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, fearful) |
| jump(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| loner(adjective, characteristic, quiet, reserved, timid) |
| overmodest(adjective, characteristic, timid, modesty, diffident) |
| shoot(verb, move, dash, cast, send) |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, pause) |
| slender(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cut) |
| unforthcoming(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, restrained) |
| withdraw(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| capricious(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute) |
| awkward(adjective, characteristic, timidity, shyness) |
| blushing(adjective, characteristic, quiet, modest, meek) |
| coward(noun, adjective, characteristic, quality, worry) |
| double(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect) |