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To spend time with friends

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verb

to spend time with a friend or member of your family

socialize

verb

to spend time with other people socially, for example at a party

associate with

to spend time with someone

get along

if people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other

know

verb

to be familiar with someone, because you have met them or because you are friends

mix

verb

to meet other people in social situations and talk to them

circulate

verb

to move around at a party or social occasion, talking to different people

hang around with

to spend time with someone

rub along

to live or work with someone in a friendly way

knock around

to spend time with someone because you are friends

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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