astonishment

Nothing is certain, but “Beyond Saturday Night” renews our belief that with enough willingness to aim for our astonishment now and then, it could happen.

I asked him, with a hint of astonishment, you really don’t care what team you play, do you?

The video ends with Martin improvising a song for the star, who watches in astonishment as the music comes to life.

"To my astonishment, I appear to be still here and it's happening," she said.

They assume varied states of reaction to the event — astonishment, meditation and incredulity among them.