handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to make merry; to be festive
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
three; three years of age
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nonchalant air; unruffled air
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
both; both sides; both parties
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly