threaten, intimidate
しかし連中は吸血鬼みたいに私の店を奪おうとして刑務所行きだと脅すのです
But they’re trying to take my shop away from me like vampires, threatening to send me to prison.
— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)
They must have realized that threatening them would put them at a disadvantage.
— フォーリング・ダウン (1993)
It was just a minor mistake, yet you're all threatening me like you're going to kill me.
— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)
I don't mean to threaten you, but stop what you're doing.
— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)