state mimetic (擬態語)

She held back her anger and smiled sweetly.

She was lost in thought about the bullying directed at her.

She didn't even crack a smile when she saw me.

She came all the way from New York to see me.

It looks like she's hiding something to surprise me with.

She was surprised and made a blank face.

She paused in front of the mirror and gazed at herself in admiration.

Her heart pounding, she read the letter.

She tore the letter to shreds.

The vagrant wolfed down the Thanksgiving dinner at the church.

I was so scared my heart was pounding!

After my husband's death, I walked around in a daze like a zombie.

By a strange twist of fate, we ran into each other unexpectedly.

A shadow of anxiety flitted across her face.

Though she was sad, she smiled warmly and said goodbye to him.

She shot us a cold glare.

She passed by without even glancing at me.

She was itching to reveal the secret.

She shot him an angry glance.

She gazed blankly at their argument.

She'd grown sick of his persistence.

She gave him a tie that was a perfect match for his taste.

She gave him a quick little bow.

She declared firmly that she would not go to the movies with him.

She skimmed through his letter.

She was excited because he was there.

She seemed startled at being called by name from behind.

She was a tall, slender girl with long, soft brown hair.

She got irritated at being asked such a silly question.

She's very upset because her cat died, so leave her be.