Collocations for friend - noun

best, bosom, close, dear, fast (AmE), good, great, intimate, real, special
Her best friend at school was called Anna.
I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party.

faithful, loyal, real, true, trusted
lifelong, long-standing (esp. BrE), long-time, old
It was so relaxing to be among old friends.

long-lost
new, new-found
female, guy (AmE,informal), male, woman
He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.

gay, straight
single
Does your sister have any single friends?

fair-weather
People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.

so-called, supposed
My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.

mutual
We met each other through a mutual friend.

family, personal
childhood, college, school
Do you keep in touch with any school friends?

imaginary
online

become
They became friends after meeting at college.

remain, stay
We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.

find, make
He finds it difficult to make friends.
She's made friends with the little girl who lives next door.

win
He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that.

have
She doesn't have many good friends.

lose

friend from
a friend from high school

a circle of friends, a group of friends
He introduced me to his circle of friends.

a friend of a friend
a friend of mine, yours, etc.
I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.

be just friends (with sb) (= not having a romantic relationship with someone)
be more than just friends (with sb) (= be having a romantic relationship with someone)
friends and family, friends and neighbours/neighbors
make friends (with sb)
need a friend
If you need a friend, just call me.

sb's only friend
sb's own friends
Even his own friends don't believe him.