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EAR
ER101 EARS 101
ER102 EARS 102 (EARS LISTENING)
1. straining to identify the source of those unnerving noises
2. hardly heard the words, but saw lips move
3. found was pressing the receiver closer and closer against her ear
4. closed her eyes, trying to force herself to listen to the music
5. was conscious only of a low, tortured
6. listened wearily to
7. the words seemed to come from a huge distance away
8. slept fitfully, half listening for
9. he was listening with undisguised attention
10. sat unmoving, listening to the echoing silence
11. listening idly to the singing
12. fairly singed her ear
13. he listened in silence
14. listened respectfully
15. listened intently
16. perked up her ears
17. seemed to listen out of the corner of her ears
18. listened with rising dismay
19. only half listened as struggled with her conscience
20. listened with bewilderment
21. unconsciously straining his ears for the sound of voices
22. strained her ears trying to hear
ER103 EARS 103 (IGNORING SOUND)
1. mind refused to register the significance of his words
2. shaking her head, desperately tried to block out the sounds
3. gave no sign of having heard her
4. ignored the question
5. ignored the indignant words
6. hardly conscious of the continuing drone
7. shut his ears
8. ears missed it
9. words didn't register on her dizzied senses
10. ignoring the mocking voice inside that wondered why
11. listened absently
12. gave no sign of having heard
ER104 EARS 104 (HEARING)
1. could hear nothing but the wild thumping of her own heart
2. her wildly beating heart was the only sound audible
3. heard her voice as a whisper in the silence of the room
4. there was a roaring in her ears, waves of sound annihilating her
5. heard the grin on the other end of the phone
6. was conscious only of a low, tortured sob
7. he heard himself laugh
8. insistent voice cut slowly through the pulsing in her head
9. a strange roaring filled her ears
10. hearing nothing but the roaring in her ears
11. for a moment thought he hadn't heard her
12. a light scraping noise caught her ear
13. acutely aware of every small noise
14. despite silent protestations
15. drew the ear
16. he heard her and then froze into blankness
17. teasing tone excited her
18. heartbeat throbbed against her ear
19. breathing sounded a hurricane in his own ears
20. chiding tone made her angry
21. made his ears ring
22. noise tore a hole through his head
23. flinched at the tone of his voice
24. heard a heavy dose of sarcasm in his voice
25. heard his quick intake of breath
26. heard sounds, muted and sharp at the same time
27. jumped at the sound of his voice
28. reacted angrily to the challenge in his voice
29. was halted by the tone of his voice
30. was surprised to hear his words echo her own thoughts
31. wavered, trying to comprehend what was hearing
32. sounds rushed in, battering her
33. that sound that could not be heard, only felt with each atom of his tense body
34. the sound of his voice affected her deeply
35. the blood roaring in his ears
36. unfamiliar sounds seeped in to haunt her
37. could hear the intake of breath between each scream
38. could hear nothing but the thudding of her own heart
39. he could hear the disappointment in her voice
40. was conscious suddenly of a silence
41. hearing the undercurrent of anger in his voice
ER105 EARS 105 (TOUCHING THE EAR)
1. found was pressing the receiver closer and closer against her ear
2. clapped her hands to her ears
3. hands went to his ears
4. pushing her hair back from her ears
5. scratching his ear in a puzzled way
6. stuck it behind her left ear
7. pressed her hands against her
8. ears, trying to block out the sound
ER106 EARS 106 (KISSING THE EAR)
1. lips left hers to nibble on her earlobe
2. mouth grazed her earlobe
3. breath was hot against her ear
ER107 EARS 107 (TALKING IN THE EAR)
1. he spoke softly in her ear
ER108 EARS 108 (SENSATIONS/FEELING IN THE EARS)
1. heartbeat throbbed in her ears
2. heart hammered in her ears
3. the blood roaring in his ears
4. heartbeat throbbed against her ear
5. heart hammered in her ears
6. heartbeat throbbed in her ears
ER109 EARS 109 (EARS SHOWING EMOTION)
1. ears turned flame colored
2. the water effectively muffled sound
3. felt half deaf, not sure if the preternatural silence around her was real or only perceived