5
fossilise(verb, ossify)
5
panic(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate)
5
rigidify(verb, harden, solidify)
5
scare stiff(verb, expression, shock, surprise, scare)
5
temper(verb, close, set, fix, settle)
4
agitate(verb, upset, worry, shock, discourage)
4
cake(verb, close, set, fix, settle)
4
calcify(verb, close, set, fix, hard)
4
congeal(verb, close, set, fix, settle)
4
disconcert(verb, upset, shock, confuse, agitate)
4
disturb(verb, shock, surprise, frighten, excitation)
4
electrify(verb, confuse, alarm, confound, disconcert)
4
overwhelm(verb, shock, commotion, astonishment)
4
set(verb, close, fix, hard, settle)
4
strengthen(verb, close, set, fix, settle)
4
strike dumb(verb, expression, idiom, upset, shock)
4
transfix(verb, hold, destroy, halt, weaken)
4
turn to stone(verb, expression, idiom, hard, harden)
4
unnerve(verb, shock, agitate, shake, throw)
4
vitrify(verb, close, set, fix, settle)
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