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