FIGHT SHY OF
(a) Welcome
(b) Avoid
(c) Quarrel with
(d) Feel shy of

BY FITS AND STARTS
(a) Regularly
(b) When in a fit
(c) From time to time
(d) Without steady application

PAUCITY
(a) Plenty
(b) Pressure
(c) Pause
(d) Retention

DIFFIDENCE
(a) Confusion
(b) Confidence
(c) Contentment
(d) Dissatisfaction

DELETERIOUS
(a) Dilatory
(b) Harmless
(c) Being delicate
(d) Salubrious

EXASPERATED
(a) Encouraged
(b) Impressed
(c) Diverted
(d) Delighted

ON THE SLY
(a) Openly
(b) Secretly
(c) Casually
(d) Actively

ESTEEM
(a) Power
(b) Guess
(c) Contempt
(d) Estimate

SPURIOUS
(a) Sumptuous
(b) Relevant
(c) Sporadic
(d) Genuine

CONVICTED
(a) Charged
(b) Relieved
(c) Dismissed
(d) Acquitted

INTIMIDATING
(a) Authoritative
(b) Casual
(c) Non-serious
(d) Friendly