Подбор синонимов:
blink2, back2, see1, she1, been1, crying1, could1, had1, but1, tried1, Mary1, hard1, her1, tears1, Jim1- blink back
стараться смахнуть, сдержать (о слезах) Mary tried hard to blink back her tears, but Jim could see that she had been crying.