noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ best , bosom , close , dear , fast ( AmE ), good , great , intimate , real , special
▪
Her best ~ at school was called Anna.
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I'm inviting only my closest ~s to the party.
▪ faithful , loyal , real , true , trusted
▪ lifelong , long-standing ( esp. BrE ), long-time , old
▪
It was so relaxing to be among old ~s.
▪ long-lost
▪ new , new-found
▪ female , guy ( AmE , informal ), male , woman
▪
He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female ~.
▪ gay , straight
▪ single
▪
Does your sister have any single ~s?
▪ fair-weather
▪
People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather ~s.
▪ so-called , supposed
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My so-called ~s are making fun of me because of my weight.
▪ mutual
▪
We met each other through a mutual ~.
▪ family , personal
▪ childhood , college , school
▪
Do you keep in touch with any school ~s?
▪ imaginary
▪ online
VERB + FRIEND
▪ become
▪
They became ~s after meeting at college.
▪ remain , stay
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We stayed ~s even after we grew up and left home.
▪ find , make
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He finds it difficult to make ~s.
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She's made ~s with the little girl who lives next door.
▪ win
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He won't win any ~s if he carries on talking like that.
▪ have
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She doesn't have many good ~s.
▪ lose
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
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a ~ from high school
PHRASES
▪ a circle of ~s , a group of ~s
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He introduced me to his circle of ~s.
▪ a ~ of a ~
▪ a ~ of mine, yours, etc.
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I was given this necklace by a good ~ of mine.
▪ be just ~s (with sb) (= not having a romantic relationship with someone)
▪ be more than just ~s (with sb) (= be having a romantic relationship with someone)
▪ ~s and family , ~s and neighbours/neighbors
▪ make ~s (with sb)
▪ need a ~
▪
If you need a ~, just call me.
▪ sb's only ~
▪ sb's own ~s
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Even his own ~s don't believe him.