Word: charm
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...most important thing Fifi has learned is how to draw in men, how to reel them in real slow with a flick of her hair and a flash of a smile. Fifi wasn't much good at school, but she knew she could charm the teachers, especially the fuddy-duddy middle-aged ones, who fumbled when she smoothed her hair or adjusted the pleats on her skirt. "Shanghai women know a lot more than Shanghai men," she says. "We know the game, and we have to teach them the rules...
...pool sharks have claimed to have been the inspiration for Felson in the years since the book was published and the movie released. My husband invented his characters. As Walter said, he gave the character of pool player Felson attributes fairly common to any pool player: "Some charm, some nerve and a vast supply of ignorance concerning matters unrelated to pool." Other than that, Fast Eddie Felson was a figment of Walter's imagination. ELEANORA TEVIS New York City
...tracks find the full foursome back together in 1996 (Nesmith had long refused to participate in reunions), playing their own songs and instruments, and even if it's well past the point of relevance, it has a certain wistful sweetness. Indeed, there's a fundamental decency, wit and charm in evidence throughout this collection that so completely transcends the Monkees' prefab origins, and those of their modern-day counterparts - New Kids on the Block, anyone? - that it's a pleasure to be able to recognize them as their own men. They deserve...
...intimacy and leaves him for a new life in Las Vegas. On her way, a soulful hit man (The Sopranos' James Gandolfini) takes her hostage in an attempt to focus Jerry's attention on his job. Half comedy, half action piece, the movie runs sputteringly on the not inconsiderable charm of its stars. But basically it is languid, indeterminate and uninvolving...
...www.outdancing.com) says this is one of the aspects of ballroom that is so special: "When you are dancing socially, you are nice to your partner all the time." In some dance schools, students also learn telephone, dating and interviewing skills, as well as basic manners. There's even a charm class at M.I.T. that includes ballroom dancing, intended for students whose brilliance may not always compensate for their awkward ways once they're out in the real world...