friends (generally speaking)

(colloquial) to make friends

(polite) reader

companion for life (i.e. one's wife or husband)

to make friends

Synonym of bạn bè (“friends”)

(literary) friend (generally speaking)

(literally) men tend to act rich to their friends, classy to their wives / (figurative) men tend to put on different façades when dealing with their friends and their wives / (literally) men are rich thanks to their friends, classy thanks to their wives / (figurative) friends and wives are invaluable to men