Object

• reprisal: Other members of staff are said to have not filed complaints because they had feared reprisals.

Converse of object

• allay: By providing a full analysis of a project's effects, an environmental statement can help to allay fears created by lack of information.

• overcome: He took up aerobatics in 1994 originally to overcome a fear of flying in extreme attitudes.

• dispel: Introduction to lobbying Introduction to what lobbying is and dispelling common fears of how to get involved.

• spark: Soccer: Agent sparks fears Soccer: Daddy Danns's double Soccer: Attitude is praised by Williams Soccer: Colchester United.. .

• express: It would seem that some of the fears expressed by people have been coming true, i.e. low grading.

• conquer: The ones who conquer fear through repetition, through sweat, through clenched teeth.

Adjective modifier

• irrational: Being proud to have made it Have you got any irrational fears or phobias?

• well-founded: The Polish government-in-exile had very well-founded fears that the Soviet Union would simply replace Nazi Germany as occupiers of the country.

• constant: Whilst Anne was in hiding she kept a diary describing the isolation that they felt and their constant fear of discovery.

• genuine: There is a genuine fear throughout the country that expansion of our cities is being forced on us without proper local consultation.

• exaggerated: The mixture of disgust and exaggerated fear in that interview was wonderful and ancient.

Modifies a noun

• factory: There are nods to Fear Factory and Diamond Head with an overwhelming theme of doom-laden ferocity.

Noun used with modifier

• relegation: While todays game will be a pressure cooker for former boss Peter Taylor Leicester have a great chance to ease their relegation fears.

Preposition: of

• reprisal: The Socialist revolutionaries, who had been freed from imprisonment, gave themselves up in fear of reprisals.

• crime: Sgt Travis said: " The fear of crime is greater than the reality, without a shadow of doubt.

• persecution: Many naturalized citizens chose to change their names for fear of persecution.

• unknown: Fear of the unknown, fear of the end.

• rejection: They will lose fear of rejection and will not be afraid.

• retribution: This includes altering it and redistributing, without fear of retribution from a ' copyright ' holder.