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shrink(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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shrink from(verb, expression, fear, apprehend)
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shudder(verb, worry, avoid, fear, fuss)
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shun(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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size up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, call, think)
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soothsay(call, anticipate, forecast, foreshow, telegraph)
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speculate(verb, accept, consider, reason, assume)
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spooked(adjective, shy, scare, awe)
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start(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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startled(adjective, shy, scare, awe)
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take for
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take to mean(verb, expression, idiom, reason, assume)
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telegraph(call, think, conclude, anticipate, envision)
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theorize(verb, accept, consider, reason, assume)
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think probable(verb, expression, consider, assume, think)
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tremble(verb, worry, avoid, fear, fuss)
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trust(verb, take, allow, assume, think)
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vaticinate(call, think, conclude, anticipate, envision)
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view(verb, consider, allow, reason, assume)
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way one sees it(expression, make, assume, decide, presume)
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