A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FEAR

Mon, 27 Mar '23
Dread
Sat, 24 Dec '22
The willies
Tue, 2 Aug '22
Phobia
Fri, 31 Dec '21
"Have no ___ of perfection - you'll never reach it": DalĂ­
Sat, 29 May '21
Have a sneaking suspicion