Descriptions & Equivalents
- bit her lip between sentences
- brainstorming
- chewed his lower lip
- considered his fingernails
- drummed her fingers
- eyes were downcast/closed
- fantasizing
- had a thought in the back of his mind
- half-formed thoughts
- head rested in her hand
- ideas leaked into his brain
- it finally hit her like a sledgehammer
- mulled his response as he ran his tongue over his lips
- pricked her mind
- pulled on her ear while thinking
- rubbed her finger hard against her lips
- scratched his head/neck
- steepled her fingers
- stroked his chin
- thoughts rattled around in his brain
- tugged at his ear
- wheels were turning
