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daunt(upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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floor(upset, disturb, push, delight)
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fright(phrasal verb, upset, shock, fear)
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overwhelm(upset, disturb, delight, shock)
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perturb(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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agitate(upset, bother, disturb, worry)
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bolt(noun, move, run, start)
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bound(run, rush, dash, escape)
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discompose(upset, dull, bother, disturb)
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galvanise
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intimidate(upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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jar(upset, disturb, push, stimulate)
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shake up(expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
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unsettle(upset, bother, disturb, provoke)
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alert
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appal
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cow(upset, worry, shock, agitate)
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dumfound
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jumping
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leap(noun, run, rush, dash)
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