Descriptions & Equivalents
- about to say something more but stopped
- after a brief pause
- bent over and picked up a piece of trash
- blinking
- caught his breath
- cleared his throat
- continued staring forward
- coughed
- did not say a word
- didn't respond
- didn't say anything
- elbows were propped on top of the counter
- exhaled
- fell silent
- folded his arms and stared
- glanced at him without replying
- got up and stretched
- head tilted to one side
- held her breath until he finished talking
- his eyes focused
- his heart stopped
- ignored the question
- kept his gaze on his hands
- kept quiet
- let the silence stretch out
- lips moved slightly but no words came out
- listened to the silence
- looked at the officer with his cold blue eyes and then looked away
- looked off in space
- lowered his eyes
- moments passed without comment
- no one spoke for several seconds
- pondered the question
- rested her chin on her hand
- she was thinking about something else when she realized everyone was staring at her
- smiled but didn't comment
- stared blankly
- stopped and listened
- studied his reaction
- swallowed several times
- the silence stretched on
- took a long time to respond
- tried to speak but nothing came out
- tried to think of something to say but came up empty
- waited a beat
- waited a few seconds for a response
- words failed him
- yawned
