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Anxiety

uneasy feeling of fear or dread, worry

weighs him down

"Weighing down" represents the idea of putting a very heavy load on a person so he cannot move freely. This phrase means to make a person sad or depressed. Alternate translation: "causes him to become sad or depressed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

but a good word makes him glad

The abstract noun "word" can be stated as the verb "speak." Alternate translation: "but when others speak kindly to him, he is cheerful again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)