leads way (verb) break the ice: prepare the way
Sinonime: agonizing,
alarming,
chilling, distressing,
disturbing, excruciating, heart-rending,
heartbreaking, nerve-racking,
painful, racking, soaring, tearing,
terrifying, tormenting, torturing, torturous, traumatic
Antonime: calming,
pleasant,
pleasing, unfrightening