great | childlike, wide-eyed

feel | express
There aren''t any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel.

gaze in, stare in
She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her.

be filled with, be full of
The children''s faces were full of wonder as they gazed up at the Christmas tree.

cure, drug

in ~
Neville shook his head in wonder at it all

with ~
She held her breath with wonder and delight.

~ at

a feeling/sense of wonder

natural
Iceland is full hot springs, beautifully coloured rocks, and other natural wonders.

scientific | constant, perpetual
It was a constant wonder to me that my father didn''t die of exhaustion.

nine days, seven-day
She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled.

boy (humorous) (also ‘wonder boy’)
the new boy wonder of French football

one-hit
(humorous) The band aren''t the one-hit wonders some had feared: their second album contains some great rap music.

do/work wonders (for sb/sth)
The change of diet has done wonders for my skin. | A good night''s sleep and a hearty breakfast worked wonders.

the wonders of modern science/technology
Thanks to the wonders of modern science, many common diseases will soon be things of the past.

the wonders of the world
The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.

hazily, idly, vaguely
I wondered vaguely whether Robert could be the murderer.

briefly, fleetingly | apprehensively, uneasily
I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children.

bleakly, despairingly | irritably | aloud
‘Where''s Natasha?’ she wondered aloud.

just
‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I just wondered.’

often, sometimes
I sometimes wonder who''s crazier, him or me.

begin to
I was just beginning to wonder where you were.

cannot/could not help but, can only
I couldn''t help but wonder what he was thinking.

make sb
His obvious hunger made her wonder how long he had been up and about.

about
We''d wondered about you as a possible team member.