A friend asks if he can borrow some money for a few days until his next paycheck. You don't have much money either, so you say no.
I'm pretty strapped for cash myself.
You're visiting a friend's house in the evening. He's going to order dinner from a restaurant. He asks if you want anything to eat, but you're full already.
No, I'm good. I had a late lunch.
You and a college friend are talking about someone that you both used to know. You haven't talked to her for a long time, but she still emails you a few times every year. You say:
She still sends me photos of her family on a regular basis.
frequency, friend, friend (topic), often, time 
Your close friend has been dating a girl for only two months. Now he tells you that they're engaged. You're worried that it's too fast and they don't know each other well enough yet. You say:
Don't you think you're rushing into things?
Your friend drinks too much, and just got caught cheating on his wife. You're angry and worried about him. You want him to start acting better. You tell him:
What are you doing with your life? You're spinning out of control!
You're studying massage therapy. You're not professional at it yet, but you need to practice. You're talking with your roommate about your training, and you want to ask her to let you practice on her. You say:
Would you mind being my guinea pig?
You haven't seen your friend Matt for a few months. You're not sure why he hasn't been in touch. Now you're having a conversation with another friend of yours who also knows Matt. You remember that you wanted to ask about him, so you say:
I've been meaning to ask you: do you know what's up with Matt?
Your friend got four free front-row tickets to a big rock concert. You're surprised that he was able to get them. You ask:
How'd you manage to pull that off?
contraction, difficulty, friend, phrasal verb 
Your roommate broke up with his girlfriend two weeks ago. Since then, he's been at home every day and seems depressed. You don't want to see him being depressed any longer, so you're trying to encourage him to go out and have fun with other people. You say:
You can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself forever.
You're talking with a group of friends. One of them said something, and everyone suddenly started laughing. You don't understand why they're laughing, so you think to yourself:
I don't get it.
friend, joke, set phrase, understanding, 日本語サポート 