Bear
Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.
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
Both words in one sentence
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Bears Are Bad News: Though fear in response to a possible bear attack is justified, Rin is terrified of Hime wearing a bear mascot hat.
Source: Manga / Yozakura Quartet -
Out of fear as well as her desire to have children of her own since hers are deceased, Eve ends up murdering the "bear".
Source: Mama Bear -
The creature that stalks Trisha, and eventually confronts her at the book's climax: is it just a black bear, distorted by her fear and her fever-induced hallucinations?
Source: Through the Eyes of Madness
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