Was heißt »scheu« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv scheu lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Gebrannte Kinder scheuen das Feuer.: A burnt child fears the fire.
Fakt ist, dass meine Katze scheu ist.: The fact is that my cat is shy.
Er ist so scheu wie eine Maus.: He is as timid as a mouse.
Tom ist ein scheuer, einsamer Bub.: Tom is a shy and lonely boy.
Dieses Eichhörnchen ist scheu.: This squirrel is shy.
Dieses Eichhörnchen ist nicht scheu.: This squirrel is not shy.
Toms Eichhörnchen ist überhaupt nicht scheu. Es hat mir sogar vor der Nase Nüsse weggestohlen!: Tom's squirrel is not shy at all. He even stole nuts from right under my nose!
Tom und Maria scheinen sich davor zu scheuen, sich öffentlich zu küssen.: Tom and Mary seem to be afraid to kiss each other in public.
Aber anfangs sah man noch dunklere Stellen in der jungen Saat, die die Leute mit scheuem Grauen betrachteten.: But, there were deep green patches in the growing corn at first, that people looked at awfully.
Die Vögel waren nicht scheu und ließen sich von den Mädchen in die Hand nehmen und sich die goldenen und silbernen Federn streicheln.: The birds were not shy, but let the girls take them in their hands, and stroke their gold and silver feathers.
Pferde scheuen leicht.: Horses are easily spooked.; Horses are easily startled.
Maria ist ein sehr scheues Mädchen.: Mary is a very shy girl.
Sie warf dem Jüngling einen scheuen Blick zu.: She glanced shyly at the young man.; She cast a shy glance on the youth.; She cast a shy glance on the young man.

gehemmt:: inhibited
kontaktscheu:: introvert; unsociable
unsicher:: unsafe
wild:: wild
zaghaft:: cautious
zurückhaltend:: aloof; cautious; modest; reluctant; reserved; reticent; retiring; self-effacing

Mary is rather shy.
Tom is sort of a shy guy.
Tom was timid when he was a child.
The girls weren't timid.
Tom was very shy when he was a child.
Tom was very shy when he was a kid.
Tom was extremely shy when he was a kid.
Tom is an extremely shy person.
Tom was so shy that he didn't even look at Mary when he asked her in a thin, barely audible voice whether she might possibly consider going to the cinema with him.
She is an extremely shy woman.
I'm a shy boy.
Tom was extremely shy when he was in kindergarten.
Mary is shy and quiet.
He's too timid to try.
Mary is shy and introverted.
You have to be brave to be an actor. It's not easy to perform on stage in front of a lot of people. I am too shy for that.
Tom is shy, too.
He isn't shy.
Mary is awkward and shy.
Tom is awkward and shy.