I was beginning to gain courage after my initial surprise.

Even with initial surprise we cannot hope to hold all our objectives longer than the first few hours, not without popular support.

I got the better of him after the initial surprise.

And the initial surprise has given way to an instinct to pull together.

Therefore, once the initial surprise was over, he surveyed the dog without concern.

Her initial surprise having passed, Rosh was now all business.

After the initial surprise, he said, they started talking about the sour end of their affair.

After the initial surprise, they seemed to treat his appearance as something of a joke.

After his initial surprise, he broke out in a smile.

He looked up and the others watched his expression change from initial surprise to suspicion.