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render speechless(alarm, astonish, startle)
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scare the daylights out of(worry, agitate, discourage, deter)
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scare the pants off(idiom, frighten, startle, terrify)
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scare the pants off of(idiom, scare, frighten, horrify)
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set about(verb, phrasal verb)
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set down(verb, phrasal verb)
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set out(verb, phrasal verb)
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sound an alarm(idiom, fear)
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stage fever
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stage fright(fear, terror, trepidation)
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start out(verb, phrasal verb)
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strike fear into(idiom, scare, frighten, horrify)
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strike terror(idiom, fear)
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strike terror in(idiom, frighten, startle, terrify)
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take breath away(idiom, disconcert)
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take by surprise(idiom, alarm, astonish, startle)
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take down(verb, phrasal verb)
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take the wind out of your sails(verb, idiom, alarm, surprise)
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throw a pall over(verb, idiom, depress, humble)
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turn on the heat(idiom, subdue, bully, dishearten)
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