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careful(adjective, delicate, safe, conservative)
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circumspect(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful)
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conscious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
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dastard
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dim
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dismayed(weak, fearful, suspicious, spineless, scared)
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edgy(adjective, anxious, worried, tense)
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faltering(weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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fear(noun, verb)
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fidgety(fear, anxious, worried, tense)
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frail
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guarded(adjective, moderate, delicate, careful, safe)
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halfhearted(weak, indecisive, vacillating)
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have cold feet(expression, idiom, shy, worried, fearful)
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hesitating(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
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horrified(adjective, frightened)
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impotent(adjective, weak, pathetic, spineless, gutless)
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in fear(expression, idiom)
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ineffectual
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