a friend you have known for a long time
ein Freund, den du schon lange kennst (ain froint den du shon lange kenst)
"I met an old friend from college yesterday."
"Ich habe gestern einen alten Freund aus dem College getroffen." (ikh habe gestern ainen alten froint aus dem kolledj getroffen)
to start a friendly conversation in an awkward situation
to stop or end something
to react angrily and criticize someone suddenly
to understand or solve something
to narrowly defeat someone or something
To remove obstacles or prejudices between people.