Collocations for intimacy - noun

genuine, real, true | close, deep, great | enforced | emotional, physical, sexual

be capable of
She isn''t capable of real intimacy.

enjoy
(formal) He enjoys an intimacy with the prime minister.

create, promote | develop | destroy
The noise destroyed the intimacy of their conversation.

sense
I sensed a close intimacy between them.

develop

~ between
the intimacy created between student and teacher

~ with
A writer must develop an intimacy with the subject at hand.

fear of intimacy
He was prevented from declaring his love by his fear of intimacy.

a feeling/sense of intimacy