JAMES RODAY RODRIGUEZ as Gary Mendez /  A Million Little Things, episode 1.01

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JAMES RODAY RODRIGUEZ as Gary Mendez /  A Million Little Things, episode 1.01
words to use instead of
asÂ
whileÂ
when,
whilst
 even as
 just as
 just when
 simultaneously as
 so long as
 at the moment that
 at the same time that at the time that
 in the act of
 in the process ofÂ
on the point of
during the time that
 at the same time as
 during the time
 throughout the time
 in the time
 during which
 during which time
for the period that
 at the same time
 meanwhile
 at the time
 as long as
 exactly when
 at the very moment that
at the very time that after
 as soon as
 immediately when
 immediately after
instantly when once
looked
glancedÂ
gazedÂ
stared
gaped
peered
focusedÂ
 peepedÂ
peeked
took a look
taken a lookÂ
watched
consideredÂ
sawÂ
seen
observedÂ
viewed
regarded
markedÂ
checked out
glimpsedÂ
spottedÂ
eyedÂ
took inÂ
takenÂ
in ogled
eyeballedÂ
beheld
beholdenÂ
before
ahead
back
previously
since
sooner
afore
aforetime
ante
antecedently
anteriorly
before present
ere
fore
former
formerly
forward
gone
gone by
heretofore
in advance
in days of yore
in front
in old days
in the past
past
precendently
previous
up to now
smiled
beam
grin
laugh
smirk
simper
be gracious
express friendliness
express tenderness
look amused
look delighted
look happy
look pleased
touch
brush
caress
feel
handle
hit
kiss
lick
pat
reach
rub
strike
stroke
tap
abut
adjoin
border
communicate
contact
converge
dab
examine
finger
fondle
frisk
glance
graze
grope
inspect
join
line
manipulate
march
massage
meet
neighbor
osculate
palm
palpate
partake
paw
percuss
pet
probe
push
scrutinize
sip
smooth
suck
sweep
tag
taste
thumb
tickle
tip
toy
verge
be in contact
butt on
come together
feel up
impinge upon
lay a finger on
exhaled
breathe
emit
give off
let out
discharge
eject
emanate
evaporate
expel
issue
respire
steam
vaporize
nodded
acknowledge
bend
bow
greet
respond
salute
acquiesce
agree
approve
assent
passionate
ardent
dramatic
eager
eloquent
emotional
expressive
fervent
fierce
fiery
forceful
heartfelt
heated
impassioned
intense
poignant
spirited
strong
vehement
violent
zealous
affecting
animated
blazing
burning
deep
fervid
flaming
frenzied
glowing
headlong
high-powered
high-pressure
hot
hotblooded
impetuous
impulsive
inspiring
melodramatic
moving
precipitate
quickened
steamed up
stimulated
stirring
thrilling
warm
wild
but
although
however
nevertheless
on the other hand
still
though
yet
gasped
choke
snort
whoop
blow
convulse
gulp
heave
inhale
inspire
pant
puff
respire
sniffle
wheeze
catch one’s breath
fight for breath
frowned
glare
glower
grimace
pout
gloom
lower
sulk
cloud up
do a slow burn
give a dirty look
give the evil eye
knit brows
look black
look daggers
look stern
movement
act
action
change
development
evolution
exercise
flow
migration
move
operation
progress
shift
advance
agitation
alteration
swirled
boil
churn
roil
twirl
whirl
agitate
coil
crimp
crisp
curl
eddy
purl
roll
snake
surge
swoosh
whirlpool
whorl
wriggle
Writing Tip June 4th
A list of body language phrases.
I’ve included a very comprehensive list, organized by the type of body movement, hand and arm movements, facial expressions etc. In some cases, a phrase fits more than one heading, so it may appear twice. Possible emotions are given after each BL phrase unless the emotion is indicated within the phrase. (They are underlined for emphasis, not due to a hyperlink.)
Note: I’ve included a few body postures and body conditions as they are non-verbal testimony to the character’s physical condition.
Have fun and generate your own ideas.:-)
Eyes, Brows and Forehead
arched a sly brow: Â sly, haughty
blinked owlishly: Â just waking, focusing, needs glasses
brows bumped together in a scowl: Â worried, disapproving, irritated
brows knitted in a frown: worried, disapproval, thoughtful
bug-eyed: Â surprised, fear, horror
cocky wink and confident smile: Â over confidence, arrogant, good humor, sexy humor
eyes burned with hatred: besides hatred this might suggest maniacal feelings
eyes flashed: fury, defiance, lust, promise, seduction
eyes rolled skyward: disbelief, distrust, humor
forehead puckered: Â thoughtful, worried, irritation
frustration crinkled her eyes
gaze dipped to her décolletage: sexual interest, attraction, lust
gimlet-eyed/narrowed eyes: irritation, thoughtful, mean, angry
gleam of deviltry: Â humor, conniving, cunning
kept eye contact but her gaze became glazed: pretending interest where there is none/bordom
narrowed to crinkled slits: Â angry, distrust
nystagmic eyes missed nothing (constantly shifting eyes): Â Shifty
pupils dilated: Â interested, attraction to opposite sex, fear
raked her with freezing contempt
slammed his eyes shut: Â stunned, furious, pain
squinted in a furtive manner: Â fearful, sneaky
stared with cow eyes: Â surprised, disbelief, hopeful, lovestruck
subtle wink: Â sexy, humor/sharing a joke, sarcasm
unrelenting stare: distrust, demanding, high interest, unyielding
Place To Place, Stationary Or Posture
ambled away: Â relaxed, lazy
barged ahead: Â rude, hurried
battled his way through the melee: Â desperate, anger, alarm
cruised into the diner: Â easy-going, feeling dapper, confident
dawdled alongside the road: Â lazy, deliberate delay for motives, unhurried, relaxed
dragged his blanket in the dirt: Â sadness/depressed, weary
edged closer to him: Â sneaky, seeking comfort, seeking protection, seeking an audience
he stood straighter and straightened his tie: Â sudden interest, sexual attraction
held his crotch and danced a frantic jig: demonstrates physical condition – he has to pee
hips rolled and undulated: Â sexy walk, exaggerating for sex appeal
hovered over them with malice/like a threatening storm: here it’s malice, but one may hover for many reasons.
hunched over to look shorter: Â appear inconspicuous, ashamed of actions, ashamed of height
leaped into action feet hammering the marbled floor: Â eager, fear, joyous
long-legged strides: Â hurried, impatient
lumbered across: Â heavy steps of a big man in a hurry
minced her way up to him: timid, sneaky, insecure, dainty or pretense at dainty
paced/prowled the halls: Â worried, worried impatience, impatient, diligently seeking pivoted on his heel and took off: Â mistaken and changes direction, following orders, hurried, abrupt change of mind, angry retreat
plodded down the road: Â unhurried, burdened, reluctant
practiced sensual stroll: Â sexy, showing off
rammed her bare foot into her jeans: angry, rushed
rocked back and forth on his heels: thoughtful, impatiently waiting
sagged against the wall: Â exhausted, disappointment
sallied forth: Â confident, determined
sashayed her cute little fanny: Â confident, determined, angered and determined
shrank into the angry crowd: Â fear, insecure, seeking to elude
sketched a brief bow and assumed a regal pose: confident, mocking, snooty, arrogant skidded to an abrupt halt: change of heart, fear, surprise, shock
skulked on the edges of the crowd: sneaky, ashamed, timid
slithered through the door: Â sneaky, evil, bad intentions
stormed toward her, pulling up short when: anger with a sudden surprise
swaggered into the class room: Â over confident, proud, arrogant, conceited
tall erect posture: Â confidence, military bearing
toe tapped a staccato rhythm: Â impatience, irritation
tottered/staggered unsteadily then keeled over: Â drunk, drugged, aged, ill
waltzed across the floor: Â happy, blissful, exuberant, conceited, arrogant
Head Movement
cocked his head: Â curiosity, smart-alecky, wondering, thoughtful
cocked his head left and rolled his eyes to right corner of the ceiling: Â introspection
droop of his head: depressed, downcast, hiding true feelings
nodded vigorously: eager
tilted her head to one side while listening: Â extreme interest, possibly sexual interest
Mouth And Jaw
a lackluster smile: Â feigning cheerfulness
cigarette hung immobile in mouth: shock, lazy, uncaring, relaxed casualness
clinched his jaw at the sight: Â angered, worried, surprised
curled her lips with icy contempt
expelled her breath in a whose: Â relief, disappointment
gagged at the smell: disgust, distaste
gapped mouth stare: Â surprised, shock, disbelief
gritted his teeth: Â anger, irritation, holding back opinion
inhaled a sharp breath: Â surprise, shock, fear, horror
licked her lips: Â nervous, sexual attraction
lips primed: affronted, upset, insulted
lips pursed for a juicy kiss
lips pursed like she’d been chewing a lemon rind: dislike, angry, irritated, sarcasm
lips screwed into: irritation, anger, grimace, scorn
lips set in a grim line: sorrow, worried, fear of the worst
pursed her lips: Â perturbed, waiting for a kiss
scarfed down the last biscuit: Â physical hunger, greed
slack-mouthed: Â total shock, disbelief
slow and sexy smile: Â attraction, seductive, coy
smacked his lips: anticipation
smile congealed then melted into horror
smile dangled on the corner of his lips: cocky, sexy
smirked and tossed her hair over her shoulder: Â conceit, sarcasm, over confident
sneered and flicked lint off his suit: sarcasm, conceit
spewed water and spit: shock
stuck out her tongue: humor, sarcasm, teasing, childish
toothy smile: Â eagerness, hopeful
wary smile surfaced on her lips
Nose
nose wrinkled in distaste/at the aroma
nostrils flared: Â anger, sexual attraction
nose in the air: Â snooty, haughty
Face in General
crimson with fury
handed it over shame-faced
jutted his chin: confident, anger, forceful
managed a deadpan expression: Â expressionless
muscles in her face tightened: Â unsmiling, concealing emotions, anger, worried
rested his chin in his palm and looked thoughtful
rubbed a hand over his dark stubble: Â thoughtful, ashamed of his appearance
screwed up her face: Â anger, smiling, ready to cry, could almost be any emotion
sneered and flicked lint off his suit: conceit, derision, scorn
Arm and Hand
a vicious yank
arm curled around her waist, tugging her next to him: Â possessive, pride, protective
bit her lip and glanced away: Â shy, ashamed, insecure
brandished his fist: Â anger, threatening, ready to fight, confident, show of pride
clamped his fingers into tender flesh: Â anger, protective, wants to inflict pain
clenched his dirty little fists: stubborn, angry
clapped her hands on her hips, arms crooked like sugar bowel handles: Â anger, demanding, disbelief
constantly twirled her hair and tucked it behind her ear: Â attracted to the opposite sex, shy crossed his arms over his chest: waiting, impatient, putting a barrier
crushed the paper in his fist: Â anger, surrender, discard
dived into the food: hunger, eager, greedy
doffed his hat: Â polite gesture, mocking, teasing
doodled on the phone pad and tapped the air with her foot: Â bored, inattention, introspection
drummed her fingers on the desk: Â impatient, frustrated, bored
fanned her heated face with her hands: physically hot, embarrassed, indicating attraction
fiddled with his keys: nervous, bored
firm, palm to palm hand shake: Â confident, honest
flipped him the bird: sarcastic discard
forked his fingers through his hair for the third time: Â disquiet/consternation, worry, thoughtful
handed it over shame-faced: Â guilt, shame
held his crotch and danced a frantic jig: Â physical need to relieve himself
limp hand shake: Â lack of confidence, lack of enthusiasm
propped his elbow on his knee: relaxed, thoughtful
punched her pillow:  restless, can’t sleep, angry
rested his chin in his palm: Â thoughful, worried
scratched his hairy belly and yawned: Â indolent, bored, lazy, relaxed, just waking
shoulders lifted in a shrug: Â doubtful, careless discard
slapped his face in front of God and country: Â enraged, affronted/insulted
snapped a sharp salute: Â respect, sarcastic gesture meaning the opposite of respect
snapped his fingers, expecting service: Â arrogant, lack of respect, self-centered
sneered and flicked lint off his suit
spread her arms wide: welcoming, Â joy, love
stabbed at the food: anger, hunger, determined
stood straighter and smoothed his tie: Â sudden interest, possible sexual interest
stuffed his hands in his pockets: self-conscious, throwing up a barrier
sweaty handshake: Â nervous, fearful
touched his arm several times while explaining: Â sign of attraction, flattery, possessive
wide sweep of his arms: Â welcoming, all inclusive gesture, horror
Sitting or Rising
collapsed in a stupor: Â exhausted, drunk, drugged, disbelief
enthroned himself at the desk: Â conceit, pronouncing or taking ownership
exploded out of the chair: Â shock, eager, anger, supreme joy
roosted on the porch rail like a cock on a hen house roof: Â claiming ownership, conceit, content
sat, squaring an ankle over one knee: Â relaxed and open
slouched/wilted in a chair and paid languid attention to: Â drowsy, lazy, depressed, disinterest, sad, totally relaxed, disrespectful
squirmed in his chair: ill at ease, nervous, needs the bathroom
Recline
flung himself into the bed: sad, depressed, exhausted, happy
prostrated himself: surrender, desperate, miserable, powerless, obsequious, fawning, flattering
punched her pillow:  can’t sleep, anger, frustrated
threw himself on the floor kicking and screaming: tantrum
Entire body and General
body stiffened at the remark: Â offended, anger, alerted
body swayed to music: Â dreamy, fond memories, enjoys the music
bounced in the car seat, pointing: Â excitement, fear, eager
cowered behind his brother: Â fear, shyness, coward, desperate
curled into a ball: Â sorrow, fear, sleepy, defensive
heart galloping: Â anxiety, joy, eager
held his crotch and danced a frantic jig
humped over his cane, each step shaking and careful: pain, aged
inhaled a deep breath and blew out slowly: buying time to find words/thoughtful, reconciled
quick and jerky like rusty cogs on a wheel: Â unsure of actions, self-conscious, tense, edgy
rocked back and forth on his heels: Â impatient, cocky, gleeful
manhandled the woman into a corner: Â bully, anger
slumped shoulders: defeat, depressed, sad, surrender
stiff-backed: Â priggish, haughty, affronted
stood straighter and straightened his tie: Â sexual interest, wants to make an impression
stooped and bent: aged, arthritic, in pain
stretched extravagantly and yawned: Â tired, bored, unconcerned
sweating uncontrollably: nervous, fear, guilt
tall erect posture: Â confidence, military bearing
was panting now at: Â afraid, exhausted, out of breath, sexual excitement
-Sharla Rae
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You are my first love. I know I’m not yours and that’s okay… but you are mine.
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