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Jan 12, 2012

Timid

easily frightened; not brave or confident:
She was timid about swimming in deep water.




cushion

to soften or protect someone or something from the effects of a fall, moving too quickly into something, sitting or lying on a hard object, etc.






 The soft grass cushioned his fall (= made it hurt less).


Parcel

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper; a package:
 A parcel of land is an area of it:
a 50-acre parcel on Lake Mead








a food parcel