Vocabulary on family and friends.

 Vocabulary on family and friends.

• A lifelong friend – A friend that you have had for most of your life
• A relationship of trust – a connection with another in which you have faith and confidence
• Arrange a dinner date – Plan to share an evening meal
• A shoulder to cry on – Someone to sympathize with you
• Close-knit family – A close family with common interests
• Dear to my heart – Someone that I care about
• Distant cousins – People who share a common ancestor but are not closely related
• Extend the hand of friendship – Reach out to someone in a friendly manner
• Extended family – Uncles, aunts and cousins form part of the extended family
• Face to face – In person
• Get to know one another – Learning different aspects of each other
• Get together – Meet up
• Immediate family – Spouse, parents, children, grandparents
• Long lost friend – A friend that you have lost contact with
• Long-term relationships – A committed relationship between partners
• Nurture our friendships – Looking after our relationships with friends
• Professional relationships – The relationships that we have in the workplace
• Relationship problems – Difficulties with people with whom we interact regularly
• Share a common background – The share a similar heritage or culture
• Share the same ideas – To have similar opinions and views
• Stand the test of time – To last a long time
• Struck up a friendship – To make friends
• To enjoy someone’s company – To enjoy spending time with someone
• To have a good working relationship – To work together well
• To have a lot in common – To have shared interests
• To hit it off – To like each other straight away
• To keep in touch with – To keep in contact
• To lose touch with – To lose contact