Collocations for afraid - adj.
VERBS
be,
feel
look, seem, sound
become, grow
make sb
What has made you so deeply afraid of your boss?
look, seem, sound
become, grow
make sb
What has made you so deeply afraid of your boss?
ADVERB
extremely,
rather,
very
deeply, desperately, mortally, terribly
really, truly
almost
She was tense, almost afraid to open the letter.
deeply, desperately, mortally, terribly
really, truly
almost
She was tense, almost afraid to open the letter.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
half
He was half afraid to look at her.
half
He was half afraid to look at her.
just,
simply
You do know, don't you? You are just afraid to tell me.
You do know, don't you? You are just afraid to tell me.
genuinely
suddenly
He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud.
suddenly
He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud.
physically