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52
timid(adjective, weak, gentle, base, fear)
42
shy(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
33
fearful(adjective, weak, gentle, fear, anxious)
16
nervous(adjective, weak, base, uncertain, fear)
14
afraid(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
9
hesitant(adjective, gentle, uncertain, anxious, ordinary)
7
shrinking(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
7
weak(adjective, soft, base, anxious, nervous)
6
skittish(anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
5
jumpy(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
5
shaky(adjective, gentle, uncertain, fear, anxious)
4
panicky(adjective, weak, anxious, shy, worried)
2
edgy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
2
fidgety(fear, anxious, nervous, worried)
2
jittery(adjective, weak, anxious, nervous, shy)
2
restive(anxious, worried)
1
agitated(anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
1
distressed(anxious, worried, fearful, suspicious)
1
disturbed(anxious, shy, worried, fearful)
1
nervy(anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
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