1. COMPROMISE   satisfy desire   settle by making concessions   coax   combine   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. BEQUEATH   leave in one's will   pacify   subside   collect and arrange   Half-n-half Clue   3. CONCEDE   work together   have an ambition   buttress   admit   Half-n-half Clue   4. BOLSTER   subside   buttress   collect and arrange   delude   Half-n-half Clue   5. COMPILE   collect and arrange   have an ambition   satisfy desire   ascribe   Half-n-half Clue   6. COALESCE   subside   combine   agree   delude   Half-n-half Clue   7. ABRIDGE   shorten   buttress   collect and arrange   admit   Half-n-half Clue