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    shy

    US /ʃaɪ/

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    UK /ʃaɪ/

    A2
    adj.AdjectiveAfraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
    Jane was always shy around people she didn't know very well
    adj.AdjectiveBeing less than the full or expected amount
    I was shy of the finish by 2 meters
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo move away due to nervousness
    Angela was a shy student who didn't have many friends

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    • I thought you were really shy.

      I thought you were really shy.

    A2

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    • We are not going to be shy about making sure the candidates stick to time tonight.

      We are not going to be shy about making sure the candidates stick to time tonight.

    • We are not going to be shy about making sure the candidates stick to time tonight.

      We are not going to be shy about making sure the candidates stick to time tonight.

    B1

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    • And don't feel shy, leave a comment in the section below to let us know what you think about our work.

      And don't feel shy, leave a comment in the section below to let us know what you think about our work.

    • and don't feel shy, leave a comment in the section below to let us know what you think about our work

      and don't feel shy, leave a comment in the section below to let us know what you think about our work

    A2

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    • oh, oh-you are actually very shy and sensitive. Kind of like a baby. So, if you sleep like

      oh, oh-you are actually very shy and sensitive. Kind of like a baby. So, if you sleep like

    • On the outside, you're like, "Everything's great." But on the inside, oh, oh, oh, you are actually very shy and sensitive, kind of like a baby.

      On the outside, you're like, "Everything's great." But on the inside, oh, oh, oh, you are actually very shy and sensitive, kind of like a baby.

    A2

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    • My Japanese wasn't great, and I was super shy, just horribly shy.

      My Japanese wasn't great, and I was super shy, just horribly shy.

    • You know, my Japanese wasn't great and I was super shy, like just horribly shy!

      You know, my Japanese wasn't great and I was super shy, like just horribly shy!

    A2

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    • Hm.. They might be too shy to reply to such a cool guy,

      Hm.. They might be too shy to reply to such a cool guy,

    • Hmm, they might be too shy to reply to such a cool guy.

      Hmm, they might be too shy to reply to such a cool guy.

    B2

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    • Even the US Code of Regulations isn't shy about the proven effects of ozone on humans.

      Even the US Code of Regulations isn't shy about the proven effects of ozone on humans.

    • isn't shy about the proven effects of ozone on humans.

      isn't shy about the proven effects of ozone on humans.

    B2

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    • I was incredibly shy, so I'm proud of myself for even trying to audition.

      I was incredibly shy, so I'm proud of myself for even trying to audition.

    • I was incredibly shy, so I'm proud of myself for even trying to audition.

      I was incredibly shy, so I'm proud of myself for even trying to audition.

    A2

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    • "While" can have the same meaning as "but." One of the twins is shy while the other is outgoing.

      "While" can have the same meaning as "but." One of the twins is shy while the other is outgoing.

    • One of the twins is shy while the other is outgoing.

      One of the twins is shy while the other is outgoing.

    A2

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    • Are you camera shy?

      Are you camera shy?

    • Are you camera-shy?

      Are you camera-shy?

    B1