1 nice surprise

2 to be pleasantly surprised

1 staggering

2 shocking

3 frightened

1 stunning

2 breathtaking

1 to rouse

2 to be woken by sth

3 to wake with a start

4 to sleep lightly

1 in a panicked state

2 frightened

1 one scare after another (idiom)

2 in a constant state of tension

1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing

2 shattering

3 hair-raising

1 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims

2 starving people fill the land