sympathetic part

Physical symptoms result from the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) responding to the situation with a "fight-or-flight" reaction.

And it would be a hackneyed, sympathetic part if Amy didn't wear her insecurity so unflatteringly, with a poor-me flair for grandiose self-deprecation.

The women of Montmartre were for Lautrec doorways to the more freely expressive, sensuous and sympathetic part of himself - to his own inner femininity, you might say.

A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villains, but also satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part.

"Garages are only one part of the economy," Mr. Stahl said, "and let's be honest, not always a sympathetic part of it, but it's indicative of what's happening all over.

It was the most sympathetic part in the play, for the friend, Rorem, died by an assassin's arrow in the last act, even in the midst of swearing his love for the prince, Karel.

Of this film, Wong told 'Hollywood Magazine', "I like my part in this picture better than any I've had before ... because this picture gives Chinese a break - we have sympathetic parts for a change!

Gordon portrayed sympathetic parts when called upon to do so, including his performances in the western Black Patch (1957), a film which he wrote, and in Roger Corman's civil rights drama The Intruder (1962), opposite a young William Shatner.

Warde first appeared in his first film bow in 1936, but he spent most of his time bothering serials heroes as a vicious bodyguard, underground leader or infamous rustler, but also was satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part.

On both occasions, he played the peacemaker, and this sympathetic part, combined with his own pleasant manners, an engaging personality, a handsome person with bright eyes and abundant raven-black hair - a complete contrast to his Habsburg relatives in court - made him a popular royal favorite.