Crossword Dictionary
anxious
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet - a
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
anxiety
Anxiety is what we feel when we are worried, tense or afraid – particularly about things that are about to happen, or which we think could happen in the future.
Anxiety is a natural human response when we feel that we are under threat. It can be experienced through our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations.
Anxiety can become a mental health problem if it impacts your ability to live your life as fully as you want to.
faint-hearted
adjective
Lacking courage; timid.
synonyms
timid, timorous, nervous, easily scared, easily frightened, fearful
examples:
‘He's followed his Dad into the tree-felling and carting business, not a career for the soft or faint-hearted.’
‘Conditions were still not for the faint-hearted and with athletes travelling from as far away as Bath and London, this proved a tough assignment in every respect.’
‘Flying with ex-Red Arrows is billed as the ultimate experience for aircraft enthusiasts and daredevils, rather than the faint-hearted.’
‘This intense study of obsession is not for the faint-hearted, but Alban Berg's tough and complex music has some unexpected moments of luculent beauty.’