I have never been one for schooling, but I have always had an innate ability to raise my hand, even when the easy move was to keep my head down and act timid.
People automatically assume that people who act timid have something to hide.
Your audience won't put any stock in what you say if you act unsure or timid.
Their entire lovemaking looked exceedingly human, and the female acted as timid and bashful as many young maidens would when receiving the first declarations of their would-be lovers, while the lowering of her head might easily be interpreted as being done to hide her blushes.
For example, if you come to an interview for a sales representative position but act all shy and timid, the interviewer will have the first impression that you are not as outgoing as you say you are.
The timid presume it is lack of fear that allows the brave to act when the timid do not.
This is a film unafraid to look at his acts, but timid when approaching his ideas.
Media outlets are lapdogs; Republicans, intellectually vacant and single-minded in pursuit of money; unions, wheeler-dealers; Democrats, timid ("the party of the New Deal last acted like it was one in the 1970s").
Labour was too arrogant to listen and too timid to act.
"Labour was too arrogant to listen and to timid to act.
