I haven’t met my new _____________ yet. They only moved in two days ago.
neighbours
Paul knows a lot of people, but most of them are __________ , not real friends.
acquaintances
My grandmother has ten __________ including me and my brother.
grandchildren
How many _____________ work at your company?
employees
Sue has many benefits from her job in Harrods. She works for a good_________.
employer
I bumped into an old __________ last week. I hadn’t seen him since we were about 12. We had lost touch.
school friend
My brother has a daughter. I get to see my_________ regularly.
niece
All my_____________gather every year for a family reunion
relatives
I’m thinking about asking my_______for a promotion.
boss
Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Mary I were both queens of England. They had the same father and so they were______________ .
half-sisters
I’d prefer to live alone, but my___________ are OK!
flatmates
I have four brothers and two sisters. Luckily, I get on with all my ________ .
siblings
We are two girls. I'm the younger. I have a good relationship with my _____________. We get on very well.
older sister
My brother's wife and I both had babies around the same time, so the__________ are very close in age.
cousins
I got chatting to a complete _________ on the tube this morning. We had an interesting conversation.
stranger
My sister is expecting her second baby. She already has a daughter so I’m hoping for a _________ this time.
nephew
My_________ brought me up because my parents had to go out to work when I was a child.
grandparents
Mark went out for drinks with his work_________ last night.
colleagues/ co-workers
My father remarried last year and luckily my__________________ is really nice.
step-mother
Sarah is my________________ . I can tell her all my secrets.
best friend
Even though we broke up last year, I still see my ________ regularly. We remain friends.
ex (-girlfriend/ boyfriend/ partner)