ADJ
close, near | distant | blood
poor
My stepbrother felt like a poor relation when he visited his wealthy cousins' mansion.
VERB + RELATION
visit
PREP
~ to
My cousin's husband has no relation to my family's business at all.
PHRASES
friends and relations 3 relations
ADJ
close, cordial, friendly, good, harmonious | improved | difficult, poor, strained
class, diplomatic, economic, foreign, gender, human, industrial, international, labour, personal, political, power, public, race, sexual, social, trade
The company hired a specialist to manage their public relations after the scandal.
Anglo-American, East-West, etc.
VERB + RELATION
cultivate, develop, establish, foster
The company worked hard to develop better relations with its customers after the service problems last year.
break off, damage, sever, suspend
The company decided to sever its business relations with suppliers that failed to meet quality standards.
improve, strengthen
The two companies worked hard to strengthen their business relation after the disagreement.
restore, resume
regulate
New laws help regulate the relation between landlords and tenants in the city.
RELATION + VERB
improve
Their relationship has improved significantly since they started communicating more openly with each other.
deteriorate, sour, worsen
PREP
~ among, ~ between, ~ with
PHRASES
an improvement in relations