Relationships & Social Life

Used to describe two people getting along instantly upon meeting.

To form a close emotional connection with someone over shared experience.

To move around at a social event, talking with different people.

To spend time interacting with others for pleasure rather than work.

Light, polite conversation about unimportant topics, often with people you don't know well.

To exchange recent news with someone you haven't seen for a while.

To tell someone your private feelings or secrets because you trust them.

An intimate, sincere conversation about personal feelings.

To be in full agreement with someone, usually used in the negative.

To restore friendly relations after a serious disagreement or separation.

The act of restoring a relationship after a quarrel or estrangement.

To argue persistently about trivial, unimportant matters.

Playful, teasing exchange of remarks between people who are comfortable together.

British informal term for finding someone sexually or romantically attractive.

To begin a stable life, often involving a long-term partner and home.

To formally ask someone to marry you.

An informal, lighthearted way of saying to get married.

A person with whom you feel a deep, natural connection, often a perfect partner.

A short, casual romantic or sexual relationship without commitment.

To gradually become less close to someone over time, usually unintentionally.

Used to describe a relationship that is experiencing serious difficulties.

To be unfaithful to a romantic partner by having a secret relationship.

Describing someone who has a secret romantic or sexual relationship outside their partnership.

Describing someone who remains loyal and committed to their partner.

Dedication and willingness to maintain a serious, lasting relationship.

No longer on friendly terms with someone you were once close to.

To revive a romantic feeling or relationship that had faded.

To resume a romantic relationship after having broken up.

A neutral, formal term for a husband or wife.

A man to whom someone is engaged to be married.

A couple who have very recently married.

The solemn promises a couple make to each other during a wedding.

The party held after a wedding ceremony for guests to celebrate.

The male friend or relative who supports the groom at a wedding.

A woman or girl who attends the bride at a wedding.

A man on his wedding day or just about to be married.

A woman on her wedding day or just about to be married.

A social gathering of people who have not met for a long time.

An assembly of people, typically for a social or celebratory purpose.

An informal word for a large, lively party.

Skilled at handling sensitive situations without offending people.

To avoid talking about something directly because it is awkward or unpleasant.

To resolve tension or misunderstanding by talking about it openly.

To make peace and end a long-standing quarrel or argument.

To continue to feel resentment toward someone for a past wrong.

A feeling of bitter anger about being treated unfairly.

Deliberately refusing to speak to someone as a way of showing displeasure.

To repeatedly criticize or remind someone in an annoying way.

To be silently bad-tempered and withdrawn because you are upset about something.

To speak to someone suddenly in an angry, sharp way.

To express strong emotions, especially frustration, by talking about them.

To give comfort to someone who is sad or disappointed.

To understand and share another person's feelings as if they were your own.

To say or do something to make someone feel less worried or more confident.

To remain loyal to and supportive of someone during difficult times.

To defend someone who is being criticized or attacked.

To rely on someone to help or to do what you expect.

To face someone directly to challenge them about their behaviour.

A hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between people.

To act between two sides in a dispute to help them reach an agreement.

The activity of meeting people to build useful professional or social contacts.

Sharing similar tastes, opinions, or attitudes with others.

Describing a group whose members have strong bonds and support each other.

Shared by two or more people, or felt equally by each toward the other.

To try to attract someone romantically, often with attention and charm.

The period during which a couple develop a romantic relationship before marriage.

An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.

To discuss a problem thoroughly with someone in order to resolve it.

To mention or introduce a subject in a conversation.

To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach an agreement or decision.

Used to describe being completely and deeply in love.

To feel a strong, often temporary, romantic attraction to someone.

To run away secretly to get married, often without family approval.

To invite people to raise their glasses and drink in honour of someone.

To reply to an invitation to confirm whether or not you will attend.

Saying exactly what you think in a very direct way, sometimes rudely.

Honest and open, especially about something difficult or personal.

To deliberately ignore or be unfriendly toward someone.

To repair a relationship after a disagreement.

To do something to compensate for a wrong you have done to someone.

To share or understand the feelings of someone in a difficult situation.

A person whose interests and attitudes are very similar to your own.

To tell someone about something that has been worrying you, to feel relieved.

The negative consequences or damaged relations following an argument or event.

British English spelling of the verb meaning to interact socially and spend leisure time with people.

British English spelling of the verb meaning to identify with and understand another person's feelings.

British English spelling of the verb meaning to feel compassion for someone's difficulty.