insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to come back; to return; to recur
boy; son; baby boy; young man
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
smoothly; easily; readily
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
trio; gang of three; threesome
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
parting; separation; farewell
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to spend time (on doing something)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
unheard-of; unprecedented
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
not worth doing; waste of effort