A feeling of weakness from fear: “When she saw the dog coming at her she got ________.”
| PANICKY | 211 |
| WEAK IN THE KNEES | 145 |
| SCARED | 65 |
| FRIGHTENED | 64 |
| FAINT | 57 |
| WEAK | 54 |
| WEAK-KNEED | 44 |
| LIMP | 37 |
| PETRIFIED | 35 |
| HYSTERICAL | 28 |
| SHAKY | 28 |
| FAINTY | 25 |
| FROZE | 23 |
| TREMBLY | 23 |
| NERVOUS | 22 |
| PARALYZED | 21 |
| NR | 20 |
| SCARED TO DEATH | 20 |
| FRANTIC | 17 |
| PANICKED | 17 |
| EXCITED | 13 |
| JITTERY | 12 |
| SCARED STIFF | 12 |
| UPSET | 12 |
| TERRIFIED | 9 |
| WEAK AS A CAT | 8 |
| FROZEN | 7 |
| TREMBLES | 7 |
| SHOOK UP | 6 |
| WEAK AS A KITTEN | 6 |
| WHITE AS A SHEET | 6 |
| ALL EXCITED | 5 |
| FROZE IN HER TRACKS | 5 |
| LIMP AS A RAG | 5 |
| PALE | 5 |
| SHAKES | 5 |
| WEAK AS WATER | 5 |
| ALL SHOOK UP | 4 |
| FLUSTERED | 4 |
| LIMP WITH FEAR | 4 |
| PANIC-STRICKEN | 4 |
| SICK | 4 |
| TENSE | 4 |
| WEAK TREMBLES | 4 |
| COLD FEET | 3 |
| COULDN’T MOVE | 3 |
| DIZZY | 3 |
| HORRIFIED | 3 |
| JITTERS | 3 |
| PARALYZED WITH FEAR | 3 |
| WEAK KNEES | 3 |
| WEAK WITH FEAR | 3 |
| WILTED | 3 |
| WOBBLY | 3 |
| AFRAID | 2 |
| ALL FAINTY | 2 |
| ALL SHAKY | 2 |
| ALL TREMBLY | 2 |
| ALL-OVERS | 2 |
| FAINT WITH FEAR | 2 |
| FAINT-HEARTED | 2 |
| FAINTLY | 2 |
| FELT FAINT | 2 |
| JUST LIMP | 2 |
| OVERCOME | 2 |
| PARALYZED WITH FRIGHT | 2 |
| RUBBER LEGS | 2 |
| SCAIRT | 2 |
| SCARED SPITLESS | 2 |
| STIFF | 2 |
| WEAK ALL OVER | 2 |
| WEAK AS A RAG | 2 |
| WENT LIMP | 2 |
| WHITE AS A GHOST | 2 |
| A-FROZE | 1 |
| ALL FLUSTERATED | 1 |
| ALL IN A TREMBLE | 1 |
| ALL LIMP | 1 |
| ALL OF A TREMBLE | 1 |
| ALL TENSE | 1 |
| ALL THE STARCH WENT OUT OF HER | 1 |
| ALL TO PIECES | 1 |
| ALL UPSET | 1 |
| ALL WEAK | 1 |
| ALL WET WITH PERSPIRATION | 1 |
| ALL WORKED UP | 1 |
| ALL-IN FEELING | 1 |
| ALMOST DIED | 1 |
| ALMOST FAINTED | 1 |
| AS WEAK AS TEA | 1 |
| ASCARED | 1 |
| AWE-STRUCK | 1 |
| AWFUL NERVOUS | 1 |
| BADLY FRIGHTENED | 1 |
| BEFUDDLED | 1 |
| BEGAN TREMBLING | 1 |
| BUTTERFLIES | 1 |
| COLD CHILL | 1 |
| COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED | 1 |
| DIZZY SHE WAS SO SCARED | 1 |
| DUMBFOUNDED | 1 |
| FAINT FEELING | 1 |
| FAINT FROM FEAR | 1 |
| FAINTED | 1 |
| FAINTED AWAY | 1 |
| FAINTISH | 1 |
| FANIC | 1 |
| FEELING FAINT | 1 |
| FELL APART | 1 |
| FELT LIKE A WET DISHRAG | 1 |
| FELT RIGHT DROOPY | 1 |
| FELT SHAKEN | 1 |
| FIDGETY | 1 |
| FLAT SCARED TO DEATH | 1 |
| FLUSTERATED | 1 |
| FLUSTERATED AND WEAK | 1 |
| FRAID | 1 |
| FRIGHTING | 1 |
| FROZE STIFF | 1 |
| FROZEN IN HER TRACKS | 1 |
| FROZEN STIFF | 1 |
| FROZEN WITH FEAR | 1 |
| FURIOUS | 1 |
| FUSS UP | 1 |
| GOOSE PIMPLES | 1 |
| GOOSE PIMPLES CAME OUT ALL OVER HER | 1 |
| HA’LULU | 1 |
| HELPLESS | 1 |
| HER KNEES GOT WEAK | 1 |
| HER KNEES TURNED TO WATER | 1 |
| HER KNEES WERE LIMBER | 1 |
| HER LEGS TURNED TO JELLY | 1 |
| HORROR-STRICKEN | 1 |
| HOT AND BOTHERED | 1 |
| HYSTERIC | 1 |
| IS A COWARD | 1 |
| JELLY-KNEED | 1 |
| JUST PLAIN SCARED | 1 |
| KNEES TURNED TO RUBBER | 1 |
| LEGS GOT LIMBER | 1 |
| LIMBER-LEGGED | 1 |
| LIMP ALL OVER | 1 |
| LIMP AS A DISHRAG | 1 |
| LIMP IN THE KNEES | 1 |
| LIMP LIKE A DISHRAG | 1 |
| LIVID | 1 |
| LOST HER COURAGE | 1 |
| LOST HER NERVE | 1 |
| NEARLY COLLAPSED | 1 |
| NERVOUS AS A LONG-TAILED CAT IN A ROOM FULL OF ROCKING CHAIRS | 1 |
| NUMB | 1 |
| NUMB WITH FEAR | 1 |
| OUT OF HER WITS | 1 |
| PALE WITH FRIGHT | 1 |
| PALLID | 1 |
| PALSY | 1 |
| PANIC | 1 |
| PASSED OUT | 1 |
| PSYCHED OUT | 1 |
| PURTY NEAR FOLDED | 1 |
| PURTY NEAR PASSED OUT | 1 |
| PURTY NEAR WET HER PANTS | 1 |
| QUIVERY | 1 |
| REAL NERVOUS | 1 |
| REAL SCARED | 1 |
| REALLY GOT SCARED | 1 |
| RIGID | 1 |
| RUBBER-KNEED | 1 |
| SCAIRT TO DEATH | 1 |
| SCARED AND FAINTY | 1 |
| SCARED ME OUT OF A YEAR’S GROWTH | 1 |
| SCARED OUT OF HER WITS | 1 |
| SCARED PINK | 1 |
| SCARED SHITLESS | 1 |
| SHAK | 1 |
| SHAKY-SICK | 1 |
| SHIT-FIT | 1 |
| SHOOK | 1 |
| SHOOK LIKE A LEAF | 1 |
| SICK ALL OVER | 1 |
| SICK WITH FEAR | 1 |
| SKEERED | 1 |
| SKEERED TO DEATH | 1 |
| SKITTISH | 1 |
| SO EXCITED | 1 |
| SO SCARED I GOT WEAK | 1 |
| SO SCARED TILL SHE COULD HARDLY STAND UP | 1 |
| SPOOKED | 1 |
| SQUEAMISH | 1 |
| STIFF WITH FRIGHT | 1 |
| STOOD DEAD IN HER TRACKS | 1 |
| STOOD STILL IN HER TRACKS | 1 |
| THAT AWFUL FEELING | 1 |
| THE BOTTOM OF MY STOMACH FELL OUT | 1 |
| THE SHAKES | 1 |
| THE TREMBLES | 1 |
| TREMBLED | 1 |
| TREMBLED WITH FEAR | 1 |
| TREMBLING | 1 |
| TREMBLY KNEES | 1 |
| VERY SCARED | 1 |
| WAS SCARED SHITLESS | 1 |
| WAS SCARED STIFF | 1 |
| WAS SPEECHLESS | 1 |
| WASHED OUT | 1 |
| WATER ON THE KNEES | 1 |
| WATERY KNEES | 1 |
| WEAK AND TREMBLY | 1 |
| WEAK AS A CHICKEN | 1 |
| WEAK AS A DISHRAG | 1 |
| WEAK IN HER KNEES | 1 |
| WEAK IN HER TUMMY | 1 |
| WEAK IN THE KNEE | 1 |
| WEAK IN THE RIBBETS | 1 |
| WEAK IN THE STOMACH | 1 |
| WEAK SPELLS | 1 |
| WEAK TREMBLIN’S | 1 |
| WEAK WITH FRIGHT | 1 |
| WENT ALL TO PIECES | 1 |
| WENT BERSERK | 1 |
| WENT TO PIECES | 1 |
| WENT WEAK | 1 |
| WHITE WITH FRIGHT | 1 |
| WOOZY | 1 |
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