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perspiration

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panic

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perspire

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perspire
swelter
sweat like a pig
sweat buckets
break out in a sweat
exude moisture
be pouring with sweat
glow

worry

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worry
fret
agonize
lose sleep over
be on tenterhooks
torture yourself
be on pins and needles

no sweat

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no problem
it's nothing
you're welcome
it's a pleasure

sweat something out

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endure
see (something) through
stick it out
stay the course

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to excrete moisture through the pores of the skin

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to exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion

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sweat out: to carry on through despite hardships

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endure
tough out

moisture excreted through the pores of the skin

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physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting

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a condition of excited distress

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salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

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agitation resulting from active worry

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agitation

condensation of moisture on a cold surface

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use of physical or mental energy

excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

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He sat up in bed and a cold sweat broke out upon his brow.

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In her nightmare-ridden sleep it became an accomplished fact, so that she would awake, trembling, in a cold sweat, crying out.

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A cold sweat broke out over my body, and my heart turned sick at the misery of it.

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So saying, he almost panted with agitation, and a cold sweat stood upon his forehead.

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I stepped back, and was indeed struck with such a surprise that it put me into a cold sweat, and if I had had a hat on my head, I will not answer for it that my hair might not have lifted it off.

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He claims he often breaks out in a cold sweat before shows and only begins to relax once the laughter starts.

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