| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | afraid of | feeling fear about |
| 2. | alarmed by | suddenly made fearful |
| 3. | anguished about | deeply distressed and fearful |
| 4. | antsy about | restlessly nervous about |
| 5. | anxious about | uneasy and concerned about |
| 6. | anxious for | worried for someone’s welfare |
| 7. | apprehensive about | anxiously expecting trouble |
| 8. | apprehensive for | fearful for someone’s safety |
| 9. | bracing for | preparing fearfully for |
| 10. | brooding over | gloomily worrying about |
| 11. | cautious about | careful because of risk |
| 12. | chary of | cautiously reluctant through fear |
| 13. | concerned about | worried about possible trouble |
| 14. | cowardly about | showing fear about |
| 15. | cowed by | made timid through fear |
| 16. | cowering before | cringing in fear before |
| 17. | cringing before | shrinking fearfully before |
| 18. | daunted by | discouraged and fearful about |
| 19. | disconcerted by | made uneasy or fearful |
| 20. | dismayed by | made fearful and discouraged |
| 21. | disquieted by | made uneasy and fearful |
| 22. | distressed by | upset and fearful about |
| 23. | disturbed by | made uneasy or fearful |
| 24. | doubtful about | uncertain and uneasy about |
| 25. | dreading | greatly fearing something |
| 26. | edgy about | tense and uneasy about |
| 27. | expectant of danger | anticipating possible harm |
| 28. | expecting the worst | anticipating bad outcomes |
| 29. | fainthearted about | lacking courage about |
| 30. | fear-ridden about | full of fear about |
| 31. | fearful about | afraid concerning something |
| 32. | fearful for | afraid on behalf of |
| 33. | fearful of | feeling fear of |
| 34. | fearful toward | afraid in relation to |
| 35. | fidgety about | nervously uneasy about |
| 36. | flinching from | reacting fearfully against |
| 37. | fretting about | worrying anxiously about |
| 38. | frightened of | feeling fear toward |
| 39. | guarded about | careful and wary about |
| 40. | haunted by | persistently troubled or fearful |
| 41. | hesitant about | holding back from fear |
| 42. | hesitant to | uncertain from fear |
| 43. | high-strung about | very nervous about |
| 44. | horrified by | filled with fearful shock |
| 45. | horror-struck by | overwhelmed with fearful shock |
| 46. | hypervigilant about | excessively alert to danger |
| 47. | in dread of | feeling deep fear of |
| 48. | in fear of | living with fear of |
| 49. | intimidated by | made fearful or uneasy |
| 50. | jittery about | nervously fearful about |
| 51. | jumpy about | easily startled and nervous |
| 52. | leery of | suspiciously wary of |
| 53. | menaced by | feeling danger from |
| 54. | mistrustful of | not trusting; wary of |
| 55. | nervous about | worried and fearful about |
| 56. | nervous to | too uneasy to |
| 57. | obsessing over | fearfully fixating on |
| 58. | on edge about | tense and fearful about |
| 59. | overawed by | awed into fearful respect |
| 60. | panicked about | overcome with fearful worry |
| 61. | perturbed by | disturbed and uneasy about |
| 62. | petrified of | extremely frightened of |
| 63. | preoccupied with | mentally absorbed with worry |
| 64. | quailing at | losing courage from fear |
| 65. | quaking at | shaking with fear of |
| 66. | queasy about | uneasy or fearful about |
| 67. | rattled by | made nervous or fearful |
| 68. | recoiling from | pulling back in fear |
| 69. | reluctant to | unwilling from fear or doubt |
| 70. | restless about | uneasily worried about |
| 71. | scared of | frightened by or of |
| 72. | scarred by | left fearful by experience |
| 73. | shrinking from | drawing back in fear |
| 74. | shy of | cautiously avoiding through fear |
| 75. | skittish about | easily frightened about |
| 76. | spooked by | suddenly made fearful |
| 77. | spun out about | very anxious about |
| 78. | stressed about | under anxious pressure about |
| 79. | stricken by | deeply affected with fear |
| 80. | sweating over | worrying fearfully about |
| 81. | tense about | strained and worried about |
| 82. | terrified of | extremely afraid of |
| 83. | terror-stricken by | overcome with terror |
| 84. | threatened by | feeling danger from |
| 85. | traumatized by | made fearful by trauma |
| 86. | trembling at | shaking with fear of |
| 87. | tremulous about | shakingly anxious about |
| 88. | troubled over | worried about |
| 89. | under threat from | facing feared danger from |
| 90. | uneasy about | slightly worried or fearful |
| 91. | unnerved by | made anxious or fearful |
| 92. | uptight about | tense and worried about |
| 93. | vigilant about | carefully alert to danger |
| 94. | wary of | cautiously fearful of |
| 95. | white-knuckled about | tense with fear about |
| 96. | worked up about | agitated and worried about |
| 97. | worried about | concerned something bad may happen |
| 98. | worried for | concerned for someone’s safety |
| 99. | worried over | concerned about |
| 100. | worried that | concerned that something may |

