(Without self reference, it sounds a bit poetic for actual threats. But it is common for mundane phrasings like "I fear it's closed.". Sounds a bit formal though)
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to fear, to be scared of
("sich+Acc fürchten vor+Dative" - Same idea as before, but fairly common for actually scary things. Pretty synonymous with "Angst haben vor")
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