friendship noun
adjective
deep , firm , good , great , strong
Their quarrel meant the end of a beautiful ~.
They formed a close ~ at college.
close , intimate
beautiful , warm
real , true
innocent , platonic
Their affair had started out as an innocent ~.
eternal , lasting , lifelong , long , long-standing
They made vows of eternal ~ to each other.
It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong ~s.
new , old
personal
verb + friendship
build , develop , establish , forge , form , make , start up , strike up
He finds it difficult to make lasting ~s.
Jo struck up a ~ with a girl in her class.
maintain
cement
We cemented our ~ with a beer.
cultivate
He's trying to cultivate his ~ with the Edwards family.
promote
The aim of the festival is to promote ~ between the two countries.
rekindle , renew
It will be a pleasure to renew our ~.
destroy , ruin , spoil , wreck
How can you let such a silly incident ruin your ~?
end
lose
risk
betray
He betrayed our ~ by revealing my secret to his cousin.
value
friendship + verb
develop , grow
Friendships need time to develop.
begin , start
end
preposition
~ between
He was jealous of the ~ between his wife and daughters.
~ with
Her mother did not approve of her ~ with Ahmed.
phrases
bonds of ~ , ties of ~
The ties of ~ between us will never be broken.
the hand of ~
He extended the hand of ~ towards / toward his former enemy.
a gesture of ~
In a gesture of ~ she invited them to her wedding.
an offer of ~
She offended them by turning down their offer of ~.
a spirit of ~
We hope the spirit of ~ between our countries will remain.
a token of your ~
Please accept this gift as a token of our ~.
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