| sink(verb, upset, crush, shame, humiliate) |
| smother |
| snub(verb, upset, crush, shame, subdue) |
| soft-pedal(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| soft pedal |
| spring something on(verb, expression, idiom, confuse, confound) |
| strike with awe(verb, expression, idiom, confuse, confound) |
| struck dumb(verb, expression, excite, confuse, blinded) |
| subdue(verb, upset, calm, dull, quiet) |
| suppress(verb, calm, dull, quiet, still) |
| take aback(verb, expression, shock, confuse, confound) |
| take breath away(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, shock) |
| take down(verb, expression, upset, crush, shame) |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, upset, crush) |
| terrify |
| throttle |
| throw a curve(verb, expression, idiom, confuse, confound) |
| throw off balance(verb, expression, idiom, shock, shake) |
| unsettle(verb, confuse, alarm, confound, disconcert) |
| upset(verb, crush, shock, shame, subdue) |