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Sense: Adjective: timid
Synonyms:
bashful, sheepish, withdrawn Collocations, retiring, demure, coy Collocations, timid, fainthearted, faint-hearted, timorous, mousy, insecure Collocations
Sense: Adjective: insufficient - followed by 'of'
Synonyms:
short on, short of, low on Collocations, lacking Collocations, wanting, deficient in, under Collocations
Sense: Verb: recoil - often followed by 'away'
Synonyms:
recoil Collocations, move back, draw back, jerk back, jolt back, cringe Collocations, shrink Collocations, wince Collocations, quail Collocations