Word: timidness
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...Shipon-Blum's waiting list last fall, and her parents are buoyed by the hope that they have finally located someone who understands their perplexing daughter--even if they have to wait another year or more for help. "Her preschool teachers ignored the situation and just thought she was timid," recalls Lisa. When Abby was 3, a well-meaning speech therapist taught her sign language, but her fear of speaking in public didn't go away. Friends tried to make Lisa feel better, telling her that Einstein didn't talk until he was 7, but she still felt helpless...
...boat, or fight a battle, or swing through a forest scene, the ground is literally moving under their feet. As conceived by Robert Lepage, the innovative Canadian writer-director, the $165 million action musical is unquestionably the most technically complex show ever devised, achieving marvels Broadway is too timid and strapped even to dream of. The first Cirque spectacle with a story line, KA traces the exploits of teenage twins separated from their parents and each other and encountering all manner of explosive mischief and beguiling romantic encounters. The plot, told without words, may be initially confounding, but KA works...
...fully translate; the film looks and feels unnecessary, as if it was made for the sole purpose of getting another dime out of a third adaptation.Tony-winners Lane and Broderick return to their celebrated roles as Max Bialystock, the devious Broadway producer, and Leo Bloom, his timid and mentally-unstable accountant, who devise a plan to embezzle a fortune. They figure that by raising more money than needed to produce a show, they can keep the difference if the show flops–so begins the search for the worst musical ever.Seemingly, they find just that...
Here’s how it works, as far as I can tell. In middle school or high school you reach an age when you can start drinking. Most kids pounce on this and never look back; a timid few hesitate. These poor souls may not realize it, but their door to social normalcy is rapidly closing. As time passes, their indecision coagulates and becomes investment...
...think the foul trouble bothered us,” Sullivan said. “We got into foul trouble in the first half and we weren’t as relaxed as we could have been defensively. We were timid...