Slapping my forehead, I exclaimed, “How could I forget?”

My heart skipped a beat and my mouth went dry.

His mother was frantic with worry.

My palms turned clammy and I broke out in a cold sweat.

He tried to suppress the butterflies in his stomach, but to no avail.

She began to feel faint from all the tension that was building up in her.

Her heart palpitated and cold sweat trickled down her forehead.

My eyes darted nervously around the venue, searching for a familiar face.

I tried to focus on the rhythmic inhalation and exhalation of my own breath as I tried to quell my trembling nerves.

It was not a situation I had ever contemplated encountering.

He scanned his surroundings frantically, hoping to find that familiar face – his best friend.