look aghast, be wonderstruck

be frustrated, be dumbstruck, look extremely foolish

be left high and dry

be amazed, be defeated

come to a sudden stop in alarm, surprise or uncertainty, be amazed, be staggered

suffer patiently

suffer helplessly from hunger, starve, suffer from hunger and starvation

be overwhelmed with grief, grieve or mourn in silence

become very thin, become so thin as to look like a skeleton (because of illness or grief, etc.)

to hold one's anger or fit of emotion

become very thin, become so thin as to look like a skeleton (because of illness or grief, etc.)