take up with (?.)
- abide
- abide with
- advise with
- associate with
- assort with
- bargain
- bear
- bear with
- befriend
- bide
- brave
- brook
- buddy up
- call in
- chum
- chum together
- chum with
- clique
- clique with
- club together
- collogue
- compare notes
- confer
- confer with
- consort with
- consult
- consult with
- counsel
- deliberate
- discuss
- discuss with
- endure
- exchange observations
- exchange views
- fellowship
- flock together
- fraternize
- get acquainted
- get chummy with
- hang around with
- hang in
- hang in there
- hang out with
- hang tough
- have conversations
- herd together
- hobnob with
- hold conference
- join
- join in fellowship
- keep company with
- lump
- lump it
- make friends with
- mingle with
- mix with
- negotiate
- pal
- pal up with
- pal with
- palaver
- parley
- persevere
- play footsie with
- powwow
- put heads together
- put up with
- reason with
- refer to
- run in couples
- run with
- scrape acquaintance with
- shake hands with
- sit down together
- sit down with
- sort with
- stand
- stand for
- stick
- suffer
- support
- sustain
- take counsel
- talk over
- tie up with
- tolerate
- win friends
