2. (modifier) hot, afraid, apprehensive, alarmed, anxious, concerned, fearful, uneasy, worried, stirred.
He nui ngā tāngata i ngākau pāwera kei riro ō rātou whenua i ngā mahi a te kāwanatanga hou (HTK 5/8/1893:12) / There are many people who are concerned that their lands will be taken by the acts of the new government.
3. (noun) fear, apprehension, distress, dismay, trepidation, alarm.
Kua tae te pāwera ki te iwi katoa, kua mōhio ka mate rātou e kore tētahi e ora (JPS 1901:71). / Fear had seized the whole tribe, knowing they would die, not one would survive.
