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| fear(noun, upset, feeling, bother) | |
| panic(noun, trouble, worry, concern) | |
| apprehend(worry, avoid, fear, fuss) | |
| worry(noun, trouble, concern, excitement) | |
| be afraid(expression, idiom, worry, avoid) | |
| scare(noun, worry, concern, distress) | |
| shrink from(expression, phrasal verb, fear, anticipate) | |
| anticipate(worry, avoid, fuss, fret) | |
| flinch(worry, avoid, fuss, fret) | |
| be afraid of(expression, idiom, fear, apprehend) | |
| contemplate | |
| expect(worry, avoid, fuss, fret) | |
| foresee(worry, avoid, fuss, fret) | |
| envisage | |
| misdoubt(fear, anticipate, apprehend, be afraid) | |
| presume | |
| suspect(worry, avoid, fuss, fret) | |
| be frightened(worry, avoid, fuss, fret) | |
| cringe(fear, anticipate, apprehend) | |
| have qualms(expression, worry, avoid, fuss) |
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