Careful and Scared

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Careful adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.

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Scared and careful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scared" instead an adjective "Careful".

Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Usage example: at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away

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Careful and scared are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Careful" instead an adjective "Scared".

Nearby Words: scare, scar, scary, scaring

Be Careful What You Wish For: Jayne sulks that she can't do more than needlework when living with Devan, but when she inherits Hawkhaven to run, she gets scared and runs away to be your agent instead, leaving the holding to you.

Source: Video Game / Game Of Thrones Ascent
Be Careful What You Wish For: Before fighting Ventus/Windmaster, Emil laments that "[he wishes] Ratatosk would just possess [him] all the time so [he] wouldn't be so scared".

Source: Video Game / Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Be Careful What You Wish For: Natsuki lampshades this trope, admitting that she always wanted to be the hero rescuing the damsel in distress, but when her own cousin needed rescuing she just felt scared and helpless.

Source: Anime / Welcome to The Space Show

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