Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
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Both words in one sentence
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However, this was later deconstructed by Godo when Casca turned up missing and Guts started to blame everyone but himself, and was told that hate was where a man went when he was really sad and afraid.
Source: The Power of Hate -
The whole scene is melancholy, and the final line "I held her in my arms... (long pause)... I'm afraid I was very drunk." is unutterably sad.
Source: Mood Dissonance -
Every single one of her emotions is taken to the extreme: When she's happy, she's bursting with euphoria, when she's sad, she loses all will to live, when she's afraid, she's paralyzed by fear.
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