It had nothing to do with her sudden and intense awareness of Michael's body pressing against hers.
He stepped back with a sudden awareness of his physical limitations.
The sound of rifle-fire from outside brought him to sudden awareness that nothing had changed.
What stopped him was the sudden awareness that he and the werewolves were not alone.
But it hit Joe very hard, this sudden awareness that the others didn't really care.
A sudden awareness, like a cold wind blowing over his skin, warned him he was no longer alone.
Had he somehow given away his sudden, radically altered awareness of her?
She looked at me with a sudden new awareness.
She had a sudden awareness of what he was leading up to, and put her hand on his arm, startling him with the touch.
A sudden awareness of the reality brought him up short.