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fear(verb, bother, worry, avoid, stress)
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anticipate(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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apprehend(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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avoid(verb, worry, fuss, fret, anticipate)
1
be afraid(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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be anxious(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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be disquieted(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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be frightened(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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be in awe(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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blanch(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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break out in a sweat(verb, expression, idiom, worry, avoid)
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cower(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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crouch(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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dare not(verb, expression, worry, avoid, fuss)
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dread(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
1
expect(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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falter(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
1
feel concern(verb, expression, worry, avoid, fuss)
1
flinch(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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foresee(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret)
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