IFEAR

Pessimistic remark's opening

• ___ the worst

• *Sorry to say...

• ___ neither sword nor fire (Shak.)

• ___ we shall out-sleep the coming morn: Shak.

• 'Alas, it seems

• 'Alas...

• Bad news

• Here comes the bad news...

• It distresses me to say...

• Methinks, before bad news

• My concern is that...

• Sad to say...

• Very sadly, it seems...

• Whom shall ___? (Psalms 27:1)

• Apprehensive lead-in

• Bad-news intro

• Concerned opener

• Lead-in to a bit of bad news

• Lead-in to bad news

• Start of a bit of bad news

• Tag of trepidation

• Words of apprehension