Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Ready
Ready adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.
Both words in one sentence
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She changes her mind when she realizes she was only afraid of it because she wasn't ready for it.
Source: Film / Peter Pan -
Upbeat and always ready with a bad joke, he's not afraid of chasin' some young skirts.
Source: Cool Old Guy - The story says that the guard was getting ready to kill himself because he was afraid of punishment from his bosses for losing the prisoners.
Source: Self-Restraint
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