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be afraid(expression, adjective, fear, shy)
4
scared to death(expression, adjective, passionate, anxious)
2
have cold feet(expression, adjective, upset, passionate)
2
in a cold sweat(expression, upset, uncertain, anxious)
2
in a dither(expression, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
2
in a sweat(expression, upset, uncertain, anxious)
2
in a tizzy(expression, adjective, upset, passionate)
1
against the grain(expression, adjective, forced, averse)
1
hanging by thread(expression, uncertain, nervous, worried)
1
haunted with fear
1
have a hunch(expression, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
1
have funny feeling(expression, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
1
have stage fright(expression, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
1
having the willies(expression, weak, spineless, gutless)
1
ill at ease(expression, upset, awkward, unsettled)
1
in a state(expression, upset, excited, anxious)
1
on pins and needles(expression, adjective, upset, anxious)
1
on thin ice(expression, uncertain, nervous, worried)
1
shot to pieces(expression, upset, excited, anxious)
1
up in the air(expression, uncertain, nervous, worried)
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