He froze into motionlessness, and the blood-lust in his black eyes gave way to a look of startled recognition.
As his eyes met hers, her face flooded with startled recognition.
Some of her classmates stared at her in horror, others with startled recognition.
He felt the startled recognition in the bound mind.
The startled recognition of the killer's face suddenly clicking in; the gun aimed right at her eyes.
The smile gave place to an expression of startled recognition.
The expression of startled recognition gave way to one of fierce determination.
As he turned that corner, a woman's voice gave startled recognition: "Mart!"
Staring at the cat, his expression shifted to startled recognition, then to cold fear.
He sensed a tickle in his consciousness, and then a startled but sluggish recognition.