Matching Pairs FriendshipOnline version Vocabulary used to describe friendships and friends by Valter Ribeiro Silva 1 fair-weather friends 2 to have ups and downs 3 drift apart 4 meet up 5 someone you have a lot in common with 6 enjoy each other's company 7 near and dear to my heart 8 got on like a house on fire 9 not to lose touch with 10 through thick and thin not to lose contact with someone people get on really well and like each other's company and become friends very quickly someone you have similar interests with to come together with someone a mixture of good and bad things that happen very important to me to have some good times and difficult times together to like spending time with each other someone who is your friend only when you are cheerful and successful to become less to someone