2
agitated(adjective, frightened)
2
alerted(verb, alarmed)
2
anxious(adjective, frightened)
2
baffled
2
be afraid(expression, adjective, idiom, shy, scare)
2
chicken-livered(adjective, frightened)
2
confused(adjective, beat, dazed, amazed, astonished)
2
dazzled(verb, adjective)
2
disturbed
2
dumbstruck(adjective, shocked)
2
dumfounded
2
fainthearted(adjective, frightened)
2
floored(adjective, beat, confused, dazed, amazed)
2
frighten
2
jumped
2
knocked(adjective, shock, commotion, astonishment)
2
lily-livered(adjective, frightened)
2
open-eyed
2
overwhelmed(adjective, beat, confused, dazed, amazed)
2
panicky(adjective, upset, anxious, worried, fearful)
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