Friends
Unanimous1. close friend: a very good friend.
2. enjoy each other's company: to like spending time with each other.
Steve and Noah are always together, they definitely enjoy each others company.
3. friends are like second family: that is to say your friends love you and make you feel comfortable.
4. get in touch with somebody: to contact somebody.
I plan to get in touch with my friends when I return home.
5. near and dear to someone: very important to someone.
Her parents are the only people who are near and dear to her.
6. shoulder to cry on: someone who is always ready to listen to your problems.
I'm so glad my boyfriend is so kind and sympathetic, it's good to always have a shoulder to cry on.
7. to be well-matched: to be similar to somebody in interests.
They are well-matched.
8. to break up: to end a relationship.
It is hard to believe that Jacob and Sarah broke up. They were dating since high school.
9. to drift apart: to become less close to someone.
As years went by, school friends drifted apart.
10. to fall for someone (to fall in love with someone): to start loving somebody.
They were childhood friends, and he fell for her!
11. to get on well with somebody: to have a good relationship with somebody.
I'm an outgoing person and I easily get on well with new people.
12. to get to know someone: to become acquainted with someone.
I thought Jenna was selfish until I got to know her and understood her real character.
13. to have a lot in common: to have similar interests.
14. to keep in touch with someone: to maintain contact with someone.
I keep in touch with my friends from high school, although we graduated five years ago.
15. to lose touch with someone: to lose contact with someone.
I lost touch with Mary since she moved to Canada.
16. to strike up (a conversation, a relationship): to start.
I feel awkward when I strike up a conversation with unknown people.
17. ups and downs: a mixture of good and bad things that happen.
We're friends for almost 30 years! Surely we've had our ups and downs.