to bloom;  to flower;  to blossom;  to open
 to bloom;  to blossom;  to become lively (esp. of conversation);  to become animated;  to experience a golden age
 to enliven (e.g. a conversation);  to animate;  to engage in enthusiastically;  to become successful and well known
 to be in full bloom;  to blossom in full glory;  to be in fullness of bloom
 to engage in lively conversation
 to reminisce;  to engage in a lively conversation;  to discuss mutual interests
 to begin to bloom;  to come out
 to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping);  to have a day in the limelight;  to have a stint of success
 to bloom all over;  to bloom in riotous profusion
 to be in beautiful full bloom
 to bloom late;  to remain in bloom
 once you're dead, that's it
 to bloom over a wide area
 to come alive (once again);  to spring back into life; (lit.) for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean