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be afraid(verb, expression, bother, worry)
12
cold feet(noun, expression, excitement, slang)
11
be afraid of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bother)
11
have qualms(verb, expression, bother, worry)
9
be frightened(verb, expression, bother, worry)
8
cold sweat(noun, expression, worry, concern)
8
be disquieted(verb, expression, bother, worry)
8
feel concern(verb, expression, bother, worry)
6
be scared of(verb, expression, bother, worry)
5
break out in a sweat(verb, expression, bother, worry)
2
call in question(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
eye askance
2
give no credence(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
handwriting on the wall(noun, expression, feeling, apprehension)
2
hem and haw
2
hum and haw
2
lack of confidence(noun, expression, difficulty, anxiety)
2
sit upon thorns
2
smell a rat(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
2
spell of nerves
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