Friend
Mates
Mates noun - A pair of people who live together.
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It's not the same thing as friendship, you might not even be friends with your mates - your mate could be your best buddy from Primary School who you've lost touch with, and a friend might never become a mate, because friends come and go, but mates stick up for each other no matter what.
Source: True Companions - But when a teacher threatens to get one of Kuwabaras gang mates to lose their job, Kuwabara accepts any humiliation, and studies as hard as he can to help his friend.
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You don't even have to be one of his crew mates — you just have to be a friend.
Source: A Friend in Need
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