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agony of mind
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ague fit(idiom, fear)
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au desespoir(idiom, dejection, hopelessness)
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back down(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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bail out(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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be dejected(idiom, idle, sulk, hopelessness)
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blue devils(noun, distress, sorrow, depression)
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blue funk(noun, distress, sorrow, depression)
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bow out(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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buckle under(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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cave in(verb, stop, drop, yield)
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chicken out(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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cold feet(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm)
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cold sweat(noun, idiom, distress, anxiety)
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concern oneself(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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cry uncle(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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cut out(verb, stop, drop, abandon)
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dashed hopes(noun, depression, misery, desolation)
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drop like a hot potato(idiom, stop, drop, abandon)
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fatal attraction(trouble, ruin, burden, misery)
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