II2a
When two people begin to be friendly: “He has just recently ________ with John.”
| MADE FRIENDS | 255 |
| TAKEN UP | 114 |
| BECOME ACQUAINTED | 60 |
| BECOME BUDDIES | 58 |
| BECOME FRIENDLY | 50 |
| BECOME FRIENDS | 45 |
| GOT ACQUAINTED | 44 |
| TOOK UP | 39 |
| NR | 37 |
| MET | 28 |
| STRUCK UP | 24 |
| JOINED UP | 16 |
| BECAME FRIENDS | 15 |
| GOTTEN ACQUAINTED | 14 |
| GOT FRIENDLY | 13 |
| BECAME ACQUAINTED | 11 |
| STRUCK UP A FRIENDSHIP | 10 |
| ACQUAINTED | 8 |
| BECOME CHUMMY | 8 |
| MET UP | 8 |
| BEFRIENDED | 7 |
| BUDDIED UP | 7 |
| CHUMMED | 7 |
| FRIENDLY | 7 |
| GOT TO KNOW | 7 |
| ASSOCIATED | 6 |
| BECOME PALS | 6 |
| GOTTEN FRIENDLY | 6 |
| GOTTEN TO KNOW | 6 |
| HIT IT OFF | 6 |
| MADE UP | 6 |
| STRUCK UP AN ACQUAINTANCE | 6 |
| BECOME BUDDY-BUDDY | 5 |
| CHUMMED UP | 5 |
| GOT CHUMMY | 5 |
| GOT THICK | 5 |
| HOOKED UP | 5 |
| PALLED | 5 |
| PALLED UP | 5 |
| STARTED GOING AROUND | 5 |
| TEAMED UP | 5 |
| WARMED UP TO | 5 |
| BECAME FRIENDLY | 4 |
| BECOME AQUAINTED | 4 |
| BECOME CLOSE TO | 4 |
| BUDDIED | 4 |
| MADE UP WITH | 4 |
| STARTED PALLING | 4 |
| BECAME CLOSE | 3 |
| BECOME INTIMATE | 3 |
| BEEN FRIENDLY | 3 |
| FORMED A FRIENDSHIP | 3 |
| GOTTEN CHUMMY | 3 |
| TAKEN | 3 |
| BECOME INTERESTED IN | 2 |
| BEEN FRIENDS | 2 |
| BEGUN TO KNOW | 2 |
| BEGUN TO PAL AROUND | 2 |
| CHUMMY | 2 |
| GET ACQUAINTED | 2 |
| GETTING FRIENDLY | 2 |
| GOT CLOSE TO | 2 |
| GOT TO BE FRIENDS | 2 |
| GOT TOGETHER | 2 |
| GOTTEN THICK | 2 |
| GOTTEN TOGETHER | 2 |
| LEARNED TO KNOW | 2 |
| LEARNED TO LIKE | 2 |
| LINKED UP | 2 |
| MADE HIS ACQUAINTANCE | 2 |
| PALLING AROUND | 2 |
| PICKED UP | 2 |
| STARTED GOING | 2 |
| STARTED RUNNING AROUND | 2 |
| STARTED TO RUN AROUND | 2 |
| TAKEN UP TOGETHER | 2 |
| WARMED UP | 2 |
| ACQUAINTED HIMSELF | 1 |
| AFFILIATED HIMSELF | 1 |
| BECAME A BUDDY | 1 |
| BECAME BLOOD BROTHERS | 1 |
| BECAME BUDDIES | 1 |
| BECAME CHUMMY | 1 |
| BECAME CHUMS | 1 |
| BECAME HIS CHUM | 1 |
| BECAME MY FRIEND | 1 |
| BECAME SOCIAL | 1 |
| BECOME A PAL | 1 |
| BECOME A PAL OF | 1 |
| BECOME CLOSE | 1 |
| BECOME FOND OF | 1 |
| BECOME FRIENDY | 1 |
| BECOME GREAT FRIENDS | 1 |
| BECOME HIS GOOD FRIEND | 1 |
| BECOME INVOLVED | 1 |
| BECOME PALSY-WALSY | 1 |
| BECOME VERY CLOSE FRIENDS | 1 |
| BEEN | 1 |
| BEEN ACQUAINTED | 1 |
| BEEN BUDDY-BUDDY | 1 |
| BEEN GETTING CHUMMY | 1 |
| BEEN GOING | 1 |
| BEEN HANGIN’ AROUND | 1 |
| BEEN JOHN’S FRIEND | 1 |
| BEEN MIXING | 1 |
| BEEN PALS | 1 |
| BEEN RUNNING | 1 |
| BEEN RUNNING AROUND | 1 |
| BEGAN TO CHUM | 1 |
| BEGAN TO GET CHUMMY | 1 |
| BEGAN TO NOTICE | 1 |
| BEGIN TO BE ACQUAINTED | 1 |
| BEGIN TO BE BUDDIES | 1 |
| BEGIN TO KNOW | 1 |
| BEGUN TO BE CHUMMY | 1 |
| BEGUN TO BE PALS | 1 |
| BEGUN TO HANG OUT | 1 |
| BEGUN TO LIKE | 1 |
| BEGUN TO SEE | 1 |
| BROKE THE ICE | 1 |
| BUDDING UP | 1 |
| BUDDY-BUDDY | 1 |
| BUDDYING AROUND | 1 |
| BUILT UP A FRIENDSHIP | 1 |
| CHASED AROUND | 1 |
| CHUMMING | 1 |
| CLICKED | 1 |
| CLIQUED | 1 |
| COME BUDDIES | 1 |
| COME CLOSE | 1 |
| COMMENCED TO BE FRIENDLY | 1 |
| FOUND OUT | 1 |
| FRATERNIZED | 1 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GETTING BETTER ACQUAINTED | 1 |
| GETTING BUDDY-BUDDY | 1 |
| GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER | 1 |
| GETTING TO BE PALS | 1 |
| GETTING TO BE PALSY-WALSY | 1 |
| GETTING TO KNOW | 1 |
| GETTING TOO THICK | 1 |
| GONE | 1 |
| GONE AROUND WITH | 1 |
| GONE WITH | 1 |
| GOT BUDDY-BUDDY | 1 |
| GOT CLOSE | 1 |
| GOT FRIENDS | 1 |
| GOT IN CLOSE | 1 |
| GOT IN GOOD | 1 |
| GOT IN TOGETHER | 1 |
| GOT ON GOOD TERMS | 1 |
| GOT PALLY | 1 |
| GOT STARTED | 1 |
| GOT TIGHT | 1 |
| GOT TO BE BUDDIES | 1 |
| GOT TO BE FRIENDLY | 1 |
| GOT TO BE PALS | 1 |
| GOTTEN BUDDY-BUDDY | 1 |
| GOTTEN CLOSE | 1 |
| GOTTEN HIS HEAD TOGETHER | 1 |
| GOTTEN IN GOOD | 1 |
| GOTTEN INTIMATE | 1 |
| GOTTEN PALSY | 1 |
| HANGING AROUND | 1 |
| HELD SECRETS | 1 |
| HIT IT | 1 |
| HIT IT UP | 1 |
| HITCHED ON | 1 |
| HITCHED UP | 1 |
| HOBNOBBED | 1 |
| HOOKED UP TOGETHER | 1 |
| JOINED | 1 |
| KNOWN | 1 |
| LATCHED ONTO | 1 |
| LIKE FAMILY | 1 |
| LIKED BEING | 1 |
| MADE A HIT | 1 |
| MADE BUDDIES | 1 |
| MADE CLOSE FRIENDS | 1 |
| MADE IT | 1 |
| MADE ON TO | 1 |
| MADE PALS | 1 |
| MADE THE ACQUAINTANCE | 1 |
| MAKE HISSELF AT HOME | 1 |
| MATCHED UP | 1 |
| MATED | 1 |
| MEET | 1 |
| MEETING OF THE MINDS | 1 |
| MIXED | 1 |
| MOVED IN | 1 |
| NEW ACQUAINTANCE | 1 |
| NOTICED | 1 |
| PAIRED UP | 1 |
| PALLED AROUND | 1 |
| PALLY | 1 |
| PICKED UP A PAL | 1 |
| PLAYING | 1 |
| REALLY GETTING TOGETHER | 1 |
| SEE A LOT OF | 1 |
| SHAPED UP | 1 |
| SHOWED FRIENDSHIP | 1 |
| SIDED | 1 |
| SOCIALIZED | 1 |
| STARTED | 1 |
| STARTED BUDDYING | 1 |
| STARTED COMING AND GOING | 1 |
| STARTED HANGING | 1 |
| STARTED HANGING AROUND | 1 |
| STARTED HOBNOBLIN’ | 1 |
| STARTED KNOCKING AROUND | 1 |
| STARTED LIKING | 1 |
| STARTED LOAFING | 1 |
| STARTED MIXING | 1 |
| STARTED RUNNING | 1 |
| STARTED SWINGING | 1 |
| STARTED THIS FRIENDSHIP | 1 |
| STARTED TO CHUM | 1 |
| STARTED TO GET FRIENDLY | 1 |
| STARTED TO GET THICK | 1 |
| STARTED TO HANG AROUND | 1 |
| STARTED TO LOOSEN UP | 1 |
| STARTED TO PAL AROUND | 1 |
| STARTED TO RUN | 1 |
| STRUCK A SPARK | 1 |
| STRUCK UP A CONVERSATION | 1 |
| TAKE UP | 1 |
| TAKEN A LIKING | 1 |
| TAKEN A LIKING TO | 1 |
| TAKEN NOTICE OF | 1 |
| TAKEN TO | 1 |
| THAWED OUT | 1 |
| THEY’RE BUDDYING TOGETHER | 1 |
| THREW IN | 1 |
| THROWED IN | 1 |
| TOOK HIM ON | 1 |
| TWINS | 1 |
| VERY CHUMMY | 1 |
| WARMING UP | 1 |
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