The kid just stood there, his fist poised before the door as if he were frozen in the middle of knocking.

He stood just within the open doorway, one clenched fist poised from the hammerblow he had just struck.

Gloria Rapport's husband raised his arm to her, fist poised.

Her hand curled into a fist, poised to strike him.

Spinoza stood above her, one fist poised to strike again.

Slowly but surely he did as Charlie held his fist poised above the trigger.

Pausing with her fist poised to knock again, she smiled and shook her head.

The door hissed open and Stone was standing there, fist poised to pound some more.

The remaining man started toward the captive crime fighter, his clenched fist poised to strike.

She met him with her fists poised to strike, as if he were an enemy she intended to defeat with her bare hands.