to be very frightened
sehr erschrocken sein (extrem erschrocken; veraengstigt)
"The loud thunder scared me out of my wits."
"Der laute Donner hat mich sehr erschreckt." (Er war veraengstigt, als das Licht ausging.)
to face a difficult situation directly and with courage
wake up and start your day energetically
something that happens which you always wished for
to persuade someone to do something by being persistent
to stop or end something
to believe or trust in someone or something