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to be afraid / to be scared
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fear / to dread / I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe
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awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly
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even / even if / even though / no matter how
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to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely
to be afraid
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck
to feel apprehensive / to be alarmed
timid / to be afraid of getting involved / to be afraid of getting into trouble
coy / shy / bashful
men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
alarmed / frightened
to be ticklish
to be afraid / to be frightened
afraid to die (contemptuous term)
better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / persistence will overcome
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
henpecked / to be under one's wife's thumb
lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom) / fig. a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
bring it on! / who's afraid?
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising
lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)


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