4
leap(noun, verb, run, rush, dash)
4
shy(verb, recoil, jump, bound, shrink)
4
strike dumb(expression, idiom, shock, confuse, confound)
3
disorder
3
disquiet(verb, upset, disturb, worry, shock)
3
distress(noun, verb, upset, bother, distract)
3
fluster(verb, upset, dull, bother, provoke)
3
give a turn(verb, expression, idiom, upset, disturb)
3
impress(verb, encourage, shock, initiate, affect)
3
parachuting
3
paralyze(verb, upset, disturb, shock, confuse)
3
perplex(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
3
rise(verb, disturb, encourage, stimulate, agitate)
3
ruffle(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
3
strike(verb, disturb, encourage, stimulate, excite)
3
strike with wonder(expression, idiom, wonder, inexpectation)
3
take
2
discombobulate(verb, confuse, mistake, baffle, muddle)
2
affect(verb, shock, commotion, astonishment)
2
arouse(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage)
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