2
paralyzed(adjective, frightened)
2
scared stiff(expression, adjective, upset, anxious, worried)
2
scary(adjective, shy, scare, awe)
2
shaken
2
started
2
thrown(adjective, beat, confused, amazed, astonished)
2
timid(adjective, frightened)
2
weak-kneed(adjective, frightened)
1
appalled(verb, adjective)
1
apprehensive(adjective, frightened)
1
bemused
1
blindsided
1
boggled
1
bounded
1
bowled down
1
butterflies(adjective, upset, anxious, worried, fearful)
1
chicken(adjective, upset, anxious, worried, fearful)
1
chicken-hearted(adjective, upset, anxious, worried, fearful)
1
claustrophobic
1
commenced
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