Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Fear
Fear verb - To experience concern or anxiety.
Usage example: her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her
Common collocations
| life | accept life | fear life |
| change | accept change | fear change |
| people | accept people | fear people |
| idea | accept idea | fear idea |
| Other words: someone, death, possibility, magic, punishment, anyone, consequences, powers. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- If we hear good news we fear bad news is right around the corner, we're afraid to accept a gift for fear we don't deserve it.
Source: Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped - His first reaction was to fear Gaara because he thought someone who could willingly accept such loneliness must be incredibly strong.
Source: Loners Are Freaks -
Spartacus series has "A man must accept his fate or be destroyed by it.", "There's always a choice.", "Spartacus must/shall/will wall", "Kill them all", "A gladiator does not fear death".
Source: Arc Words
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