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