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fraternize(verb, see, join, tell, experience)
17
assistant(noun, adjective, aid, party, reserve)
16
band(verb, form, meet, join, group)
16
conjoin(verb, fix, meet, touch, secure)
16
mate(noun, person, touch, join, catch)
16
mingle(verb, meet, join, bear, carry)
16
partner(noun, verb, person, aid, connect)
16
sidekick(noun, person, individual, companion, friend)
15
crony(noun, person, near, companion, friend)
15
league(verb, meet, join, group, unite)
13
amalgamate(verb, meet, join, group, stick)
13
couple(noun, verb, form, fix, meet)
12
cohort(noun, person, connect, companion, friend)
12
collaborator(noun, person, help, supporter, companion)
12
consociate(noun, verb, fix, join, group)
12
consolidate(verb, form, meet, join, group)
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correlate(verb, go, set, fix, join)
12
get together(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, meet)
12
helper(noun, aid, party, reserve, supporter)
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pal(noun, verb, person, bear, informal)
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