scare
verb
to become frightened or worried
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To be, or to become afraid or frightened
be/live in dread of
to be continuously afraid of someone or something
panic
verb
to have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly or decide what to do
have a horror of (doing) something
to be very frightened of something
take fright
to be suddenly frightened by something and want to get away from it
live in fear (of)
to be afraid of something or someone all the time
chicken out
to not do something you were going to do because you are too frightened
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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