Word: conveys
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...young daughter, stand outside a room in which Frank, her brother, is "getting a licking." Terrified by the sounds of whipping within, Possom quietly slips her hand into Mr. Will's. The simple gesture and the expression of bewilderment and joy that slowly spreads across Mr. Will's face convey a host of emotions in a moment. Quiet scenes like these which move without constitute the film's greatest triumph...
...received international recognition; recently he has been accorded museum shows in Europe and the U.S. Other Japanese designers will get their first official portion of Western respect from New Fashion Japan, a fast, smart and wholly seductive volume. Leonard Keren's sleek text is augmented with graphics that convey the essence of contemporary Japanese clothing design, plus a suggestion of its enterprise and a taste of its excitement...
...back seat to anyone. But he doesn't handle the tear in the eye anywhere near as well. It's like everything else. It depends on how you do it." New York Governor Mario Cuomo showed in his keynote speech to the convention that the Democrats can convey an uplifting vision of America: his notion is nation as family, in contrast to every-man-for-himself G.O.P. individualism...
...carved on waka tupapaku, or wooden burial chests that Maori mourners upended in caves to scare off intruders. As cannily lit by the Metropolitan, the waka tupapaku from North Island glowers in the shadows with unearthly menace. But terror is not the only emotion the piece is intended to convey. The figure's stylized arms calmly repose upon its protuberant belly, as if to reassure the person whose bones are contained within...
Most important, Reagan is able to convey a simple, powerful vision of America. Mondale cannot. He is a retail politician, familiar with the back room and able to appeal to interest groups by intimately understanding their issues and voicing their concerns. After two long and exhausting years campaigning for the presidency, Mondale still has not shaped an overarching theme or articulated an inspiring vision that could spark zeal among those who agree with him on specific issues. With only eight weeks left before the election, he must soon begin kindling some fires...