Matching Pairs RelationshipsOnline version People and relationships by Inez Virág 1 An ex is... 2 A flatmate is... 3 An acquaintance is... 4 A colleague is... 5 A husband is... 6 A stepmother is... 7 A mother-in-law is... 8 A close friend is... 9 Your best friend is... 10 A wife is... 11 A classmate is... 12 A tutor is... someone who is in the same class as you in school a private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group. a woman who is the wife or partner of your father but who is not your birth mother. someone you know but is not a close friend. a married woman. a person you were once in a relationship with. is a person you work with. a married man. a person you share an apartment or flat with. a husband's or wife's mother. a person you can rely on, spend a lot of time with and share personal matters. your closest friend.