Word: timidating
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...relationship between the two main characters is carefully contrasted between the meeting of another couple, Vandergelder's employee Cornelius and Dolly's milliner friend, Mrs. Malloy (Florence Lacey). While Malloy is an independent working woman, she is timid when she first meets Cornelius. After all,. he is a 35 year old man who has never kissed a girl but has decided now is the time. Cornelius, shy and lacking self-confidence, requires Dolly's help in wooing Mrs. Malloy; with Dolly's "boost" of confidence, he becomes an instant charmer. Cornelius and Malloy's duet, "It Only Takes A Moment...
...person who is actually in the arena, who strives valiantly; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends time in a worthy cause; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Ryan Kubacki, '95 President, Crimson Key Society
...Last year it seemed we dominated our opponents in every department but attacking," Caples says. "The one thing we had problems with was taking chances. We were way too timid and it killed...
...follows nearly five years of increasing turmoil in Cuba after the fall of its Soviet patrons. Since 1989, imports have dropped from $8 billion to $2 billion. Last summer Castro eased a few restrictions. Possession of U.S. currency is no longer illegal, and some private employment is allowed. The timid reforms raised hopes for improved living standards. But a year later, with Castro blocking liberalization, and tensions erupting between the haves and the have-nots, refugees say hope has died. Ration books provide barely two weeks' worth of food. For the rest, families must rely on the black market, $ where...
...actors go hyper-hyper, the camera is ever on the bias, the garish colors converge and collide, and you're caught in this Excedrin vision of America in heat. The ride is fun too, daredevil fun of the sort that only Stone seems willing to provide in this timid film era. NBK is the most excessive, most exasperating, most ... let's just say it's the most movie in quite some time...