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EY101 EYES 101
1. creases angled in toward the corner of the eyes
2. eyes almost disappeared in her taut, bony cheeks
3. face was old, but a child still looked out from her eyes
4. through hindsight's eye
EY102 EYES 102 (VISION)
1. bending forward to get a glimpse of cleavage
2. everything took on a clean brightness when he was around
3. large black eyes were filled with shifting stars
4. vision was still gloomily colored with memory
5. sent sparkles of static confetti across his visual sphere
EY103 EYES 103 (READING)
1. pulled the two sketches toward him and studied them critically
2. scrutinized the label on the wine bottle
3. scanned the closely written lines
4. hunched over the catalog and examined it closely
5. put her book down but her eyes still rested on the afterimage of the text
6. inspected it quickly, then looked up suspiciously
7. leisurely examined
8. scrutinized it closely
9. was reading slowly, his finger tracing the figures methodically down the page
10. eyes traveled down the lines of close print
11. running her eyes down a list of accounts
12. took the bill and began methodically to check it
13. screwed up her eyes to read
14. forehead wrinkled with the effort of reading
EY104 EYES 104 (EXAMINING)
1. hunched over the catalog and examined it closely
2. scrutinized his face closely
3. surveyed her grimly
4. green eyes scanning her face seriously
5. looked up and surveyed him briefly
6. scrutinized it closely
7. studied carefully
8. studied it narrowly
9. studied her hands
EY105 EYES 105 (LOOKING UP)
1. looked down at her as raised her eyes to him
2. looked up at him, her eyes still swollen from crying
3. looked up, a sudden ray of hope in her tear-reddened eyes
4. looked heavenward and disappeared back into the hall
5. looked up shrewdly under her heavy eyelids
6. glanced up apprehensively
7. looked up lazily through half-closed lids
8. looked up and surveyed him briefly
9. assumed an owlish air
10. looked up and met his eye steadily for a moment
11. glanced up at him under her eyelashes
12. looked up at him through the curtain of hair that had fallen loose from her plait
13. eyes shot up to meet his
14. looked up with an effort
15. looked up at her, cocking an eyebrow
16. glanced up with shyness
17. glanced up
18. looked up sharply
19. looked up primly
20. raised sick eyes
21. raised his eyes
22. sent his eyes up and down
23. lifted her eyes
24. looked up, her eyes shining
25. raised her eyes to find him watching her
26. swiveled her blue eyes upward
27. stared upward and sniffed the heavens
28. when lifted her eyes, the pain still flickered there
29. looked up startled
EY106 EYES 106 (EYES OPEN)
1. he took it with his eyes open
2. eyes opened wider
EY107 EYES 107 (EYES OPENING)
1. opened her eyes, puzzled at the sudden change in light
2. blowing smoke, he followed the trail with his eye
3. forcing her eyes open
4. opening her eyes, came back to reality
5. forcing her eyes open, made herself stare at it, trying to concentrate on staying awake
6. raised his eyes for a moment
7. the heavy lashes that shadowed her cheeks flew up
8. watched his eyes widen with concern
9. eyes raised themselves
10. eyes widened in accusation
11. eyes came open and moved in their sockets to focus on it as if he dared not move his head
12. her jade-spoked eyes widened in astonishment
13. eyes widened with false innocence
14. eyes opened wider
15. eyes were slowly widening
16. eyelids peeled open
17. forced her eyes open slowly
EY108 EYES 108 (GOING TO SLEEP)
1. fighting the heaviness in her eyelids
2. forcing her eyes open, made herself stare at it, trying to
concentrate on staying awake
3. slowly her eyelids dropped
4. eyes closed wearily
EY109 EYES 109 (AWAKENING FROM SLEEP)
1. pushing away the heavy clogging sleep, struggled to sit up
2. opened her eyes, puzzled at the sudden change in light
3. eyes still bleary with sleep
4. looked up with an effort
5. forcing her eyes open
EY110 EYES 110 (FOCUSING)
1. vision had adapted sufficiently to the gloom
2. tried to orient herself, but it was not easy in the darkness
3. it vanished before her eyes had time to focus
4. focused his eyes desperately on
5. eyes had lost their vague unseeing stillness and were focusing
6. strained her eyes into the distance to where he pointed
7. straining their eyes toward the opposite shore
8. blinked, trying to concentrate on the car in front of him
9. thrust his head forward, straining to make out something a few yards ahead of him
10. saw him with abrupt clarity
11. peered at her dimly
12. looking up at him over the rim of her glasses
13. brought her attention gently back to himself
14. suddenly he seemed to realize was there
15. looked out groggily at
16. put her book down but her eyes still rested on the afterimage of the text
17. bent her gaze
18. thrusting his head forward, he strained to make out something a few yards ahead of him
19. eyes strayed sleepily around the unfamiliar room
20. squinted out of the window
21. blinked and the scene steadied, then once again it seemed to move
22. eyes smarting as tried to accustom them to the dark after the bright sun outside
23. forcing her eyes open, made herself stare at
24. caught sight of a movement
25. bringing her attention sternly back to
26. a glaze seemed to come down over his swimming eyes
27. caught faint motion at the edge of his field of vision
28. deceive the eye
29. eye was hard-pressed
30. focused dazedly
31. seemed to will his gaze inward
32. peered
33. squinted, peering around the room
34. eyes came open and moved in their sockets to focus on it as if he dared not turn his head
35. eyes were blank
36. eyes sought
37. eyes fixed on
38. eyes struggled toward recognition
39. played tricks with his eyes
40. eyes focused on
41. impossible to focus
42. it took several seconds for her eyes to adjust
43. moved his head slightly to establish perspective
44. peering myopically
45. blinked, then focused her gaze
46. looked up at him with an effort
47. looked up, disoriented
48. staring off into inner space
49. the maze of colors that had rippled before his eyes was gone
50. there was a stir far down in the set glare of his eyes
51. straining her eyes, could see nothing
EY111 EYES 111 (NOTICING)
1. automatically the man's eyes flicked in that direction
2. recognized her with a violent sense of shock
3. eyeing him with startled interest
4. noticed he was watching her intently
5. began to watch with renewed interest
6. eye was caught suddenly by
7. turning at last to look at him
8. made a quick involuntary appraisal of his features
9. saw him with abrupt clarity
10. transferred her gaze to him
11. gaze returned to her again and again
12. arresting good looks totally captured her attention
13. turned around to look directly at her
14. swung his head around to look up at her
15. looking at her at last
16. looked at him directly for the first time
EY112 EYES 112 (FOLLOWING EYES)
1. turned to follow his gaze
2. directed their attention via a glance of his eyes
EY113 EYES 113 (FOLLOWING WITH THE EYES)
1. automatically the man's eyes flicked in that direction
2. strained her eyes into the distance to where he pointed
3. swiveled his head to keep her in view
4. looked where his finger led her
5. blowing smoke, he followed the trail with his eye
6. eyes traversed
EY114 EYES 114 (FEELING EYES ON YOU)
1. still smiling, his rapier glance passed over her
2. cheeks burned, conscious of the eyes that were all focused on her
3. felt his eyes probing hers
4. noticed he was watching her intently
5. was conscious of eyes peering at her
6. became increasingly uneasy under his scrutiny
7. was keenly aware of his scrutiny
8. could feel his sharp eyes boring into her
EY115 EYES 115 (LOOKING DOWN)
1. looked down, not wanting suddenly, to see the pain in his eyes
2. eyes remained lowered, dully taking in
3. looked down at her as raised her eyes to him
4. the look had been so quickly veiled
5. stared down unseeing
6. stood coolly looking down on
7. stared down at
8. bent her gaze
9. eyes were guarded
10. looked down into her coffee mug
11. looked down sideways as if overcome with embarrassment
12. eyes fell suddenly on
13. stared down into the mocking amber eyes
14. nervously her gaze traveled down to
15. looked down suddenly, unable to hold his gaze
16. dropped her eyes, almost embarrassed
17. narrowed his eyes
18. looked down abruptly at her glasses
19. at once the eyelids were lowered
20. avert her gaze
21. eyes on the ground
22. lowered his eyes so that he could see out but no one could see in
23. gaze lowered as did his voice
24. sent his eyes up and down
25. lowered her gaze in confusion
26. cast her eyes downward
27. dropped her lashes quickly to hide the hurt
28. dropped her eyes before his steady gaze
29. lowered her thick, black lashes
30. the fringe of her lashes cast shadows on her cheeks
31. the lids drew down over the ingenious eyes
32. meekly lowered her eyes
33. glancing nervously up at him from lowered eyes
EY116 EYES 116 (EYES CLOSED)
1. suddenly realized that had closed her eyes, giving in to the temptation of sleep
2. screwed his eyes against the light
3. eyes burning under tight-shut lids
4. eyelids were glued shut
5. not daring to open her eyes
EY117 EYES 117 (EYES CLOSING)
1. fighting the heaviness in her eyelids
2. closed her eyes, trying to force herself to listen to the music
3. slowly her eyelids dropped
4. at once the eyelids were lowered
5. shut his eyes to
6. shut her eyes
7. closed her eyes, reliving the pain of that final scene
8. closed her eyes, feeling utterly miserable
9. made his eyes heavy
10. eyes shut to the world
11. lids came down swiftly over his eyes
12. her lids slipped down over her eyes
13. her lashes swept down across her cheekbones
14. he squeezed his eyes shut
15. eyes narrowed in pain
16. eyes closed against his will
17. eyes closed wearily
18. closed his eyes in terror
19. drooped an eyelid
20. closing her eyes, leaned back, letting the dappled sunlight play across her face
21. half-closed her eyes with a shiver
22. closed her eyes, trying to imagine herself warm
23. eyes narrowed scornfully
24. all could do was lower her eyes and nod
25. closed her eyes, trying to steady the sudden irrational wave of fear that had filled her
EY118 EYES 118 (SLEEPING)
1. suddenly realized that had closed her eyes, giving in to the temptation of sleep
EY119 EYES 119 (WINKING)
1. gave an exaggerated wink
2. winked
3. winked at her broadly
4. winked when he caught her eye
5. gave her a conspiratorial wink
6. slyly winked
7. that knowing look, that smirking wink was worse than
8. drooped an eyelid
EY120 EYES 120 (BLINKING)
1. blinking feverishly
2. blinked at it uncomprehendingly, as if staring at an abstract painting
3. blinked rapidly, aware of a sudden lump in her throat
4. blinked back the sudden scalding tears
5. blinked, trying to concentrate on the car in front of him
6. fiercely blinked back her tears, turning her face away
7. blinked rapidly, aware of a sudden lump in her throat
8. bat an eye
9. blinked painfully at
10. blinking in perplexity
11. blinking with bafflement
12. eyes blinked rapidly
13. lids fluttered
14. eyes raised themselves in a certain blinking and pathetic befuddlement
15. blinked, then focused her gaze
16. blinked, feeling lightheaded
17. blinked in astonished silence
18. blinked slowly, trying to clear away the fog in her mind
EY121 EYES 121 (NOT SEEING)
1. vision was beginning to blur
2. watched them abstractedly for a moment
3. gazed across the room unseeing
4. saw a new enigmatic blankness in his eyes
5. looked toward him, not able to see his face
6. strolled slowly, blankly watching his boots crunch into the snow
7. looking out idly
8. gazing off in the distance
9. though he looked straight at her, knew that he hadn't seen her
10. stared down unseeing
11. scarcely noticing where they were going
12. stared around the room blankly for a moment as regained her awareness of
13. eyes were strangely blank
14. attention was fixed somewhere inside herself
15. looked blankly at
16. eyes opened but did not see him
17. blind with panic
18. eyes seemed to be looking straight through her
19. stared at the water, not blinking, allowing her eyes to be dazzled, deliberately trying to make her mind a blank
20. looked thoughtfully past him out the window
21. put on his blank-television stare so no one could read his mind
22. stared mindlessly
23. started past the fire into his own thoughts
24. eyes became flat and as unreadable as stone
25. how could penetrate the deliberate blankness of his eyes
26. stared, wordlessly
27. pointedly looked away
28. permitted herself a withering stare
29. was staring with haughty rebuke
30. staring blank-eyed at
31. stood there, gazing into private space
32. unseeing, stared past them all
33. staring with half-closed eyes up at the underside of the striped umbrella that shaded her table
34. stared at it blankly
35. staring, as if in a trance
EY122 EYES 122 (STARING)
1. blinked at it uncomprehendingly, as if staring at an abstract painting
2. stared wordlessly across at him, her heart pounding
3. gazed across the room unseeing
4. for a long moment they stared at each other
5. brought his wrist up in front of his face and stared at his watch
6. continued to eye her steadily
7. eyes fixed calmly on the horizon
8. was staring up at the ceiling, concentrating with elaborate care on
9. fixed her eyes on the huge silvered moon and deliberately began to empty her mind
10. looked eagerly ahead
11. raised her chin with a cool stare in his direction
12. stared near to tears, into the darkness
13. mechanically taking in
14. stared fixedly
15. stared his fill
16. stared in wonder
17. stared out of her great blue eyes
18. stared down at
19. regarded it with the strangest unreadable expression
20. not taking his eyes from
21. looking out idly
22. keeping his eyes fixed
23. eyes missed very little
24. gazed
25. gaped
26. stared after him
27. gazing off in the distance
28. curious to see
29. tried to hide her inner misery from his probing stare
30. staring at his own dark reflection in the glasses
31. staring reflectively at
32. stared at him indignantly
33. stared up at him, her gaze alarmingly direct
34. stared down at her in cold triumph
35. found himself staring at her hungrily
36. stared at it blankly
37. unblinking, went on staring at the flame
38. stared at him in frightened despair
39. staring with half-closed eyes up at the underside of the striped umbrella that shaded her table
40. staring, as if in a trance
41. found herself staring at it with total concentration
42. looked at her without a word
43. staring up at the ceiling in the dark
44. stared at the ceiling thoughtfully
45. staring with such naked longing at her
46. this time he was thoughtful, even calculating in his stare
47. simply stared, his eyes obsidian black
48. stared at her until blushed
49. arresting good looks totally captured her attention
50. eagle eye stared down his heavy nose
51. staring at her with deadly concentration
52. staring at him from way inside herself like an animal looking out from the brush
53. stared down at herself in horror
54. staring around with apparent distaste
55. staring idly around the room
56. stood quite still, staring up at his face
57. stared at her, his attention fully on her again now
58. raising her chin slightly, stared at him disdainfully
59. stared at her gravely
60. leered at slyly
EY123 EYES 123 (EYE TO EYE CONTACT)
1. saw the heart rending tenderness of his gaze
2. every time his gaze met hers, her heart turned over in response
3. looked him full in the eye for a moment