Translation of "Notaba" in English

Me notaba muy animado.

I felt really excited.

- Se notaba que estaba avergonzado.
- Era evidente que estaba avergonzado.

He was clearly embarrassed.

Era porque los notaba más, o bien porque eran cada vez peores,

either I was just noticing them or they were getting worse,

Y cada vez que lo hacía, notaba que no era lo suficientemente bueno.

and every single time I did it, I realized it is not good enough.

Verán, Hector no ponía toda la carne en el asador, y yo lo notaba.

See, Hector didn't have any skin in the game, and I felt that.