1.
If you say that someone is ~ pale or ~ still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person. (LITERARY)
Bernadette turned ~ pale...
ADV: ADV adj emphasis
2.
If you say that there is a ~ silence or a ~ hush, you are emphasizing that it is very quiet. (LITERARY)
A ~ silence hung over the square.
ADJ: ADJ n emphasis