adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
deep emotion; strong feelings
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
blood relationship; blood relative
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
riding together; riding with
to brave a danger; to take a risk
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
skill; dexterity; master hand
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
guardian; mentor; protector
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit