I actually don ' t have distinction for to drink and eat , there is kgutkguit , which means to consume . Other than that War , combat and fight Tongue and language Man and malewoman and female Cardinal directions and parts of day there is same word for dawn and east etc . Shape and form Price and value Band and pack Community , society , herd , flock etc . <| sep |> I honestly don ' t even know what I would invite them to go do , which is another huge problem . This is easy , you just have to want to take the step and be bold . For example , I ' m an introvert but I ' m very social when I want to be . I may not have anything I want to do , but if I want to initiate an activity , I piggyback off of what they ' re interested in . If start talking to people , you find what their interest are and even if you have no interest in it , you can suggest those activity . You might find that you enjoy it , or if you don ' t , you can still talk about the terrible experience you had . Like when someone mention that they ' ve always wanted to try paintball , I didn ' t even consider it until I heard it mention and now we ' re making plans to go out as a group and try it . Never put all your eggs in one basket , I don ' t know what your social or financial situation is but always be as friendly and talk to as much people as you can to expand your options . This might just be me , but I don ' t have any relationship that I ' m emotionally dependent on . That just seem dangerous even if the other person don ' t have any malice . The most important thing that you have to realize is that the world is full of friendly people who will reciprocate if you show genuine interest and listen to them . The bully or toxic people you see and hear about are a minority and even if you come across some , you can simply back off and the worst that would happen is that you ' re back to where you were before you initiated the conversation . Social skill isn ' t something you consciously learn , you just have to be able to read the room and gauge their reaction . I ' ve seen uncomfortable moments where someone keep trying to talk to someone who ' s obviously not interested and keep initiating the talking point and getting simple 2 syllable replies . If that ' s hard for you , good rule of thumbs is if you ' re the only one initiating the greeting or question every time , then they ' re either shy or not really in the mood for conversation at the time . You can turn any casual conversation into a dialogue to further your relationship if you actually pay attention and are genuinely curious about the other person . For example , during a casual greetings , if someone mention their dog , even if you don ' t have pets of your own you can still keep the conversation going like oh , I don ' t have any pets , must be pretty time consuming to take care of it . At that point , if they are actually friendly toward you , they ' ll explain further . If they answer with just a yeah or ya it is then it ' s obviously they don ' t have time or don ' t want to further the conversation further . That doesn ' t mean that they don ' t like you , it just mean that they don ' t want to have that conversation at that exact moment . Either way , you should stop there before things get uncomfortable and try some other time on another subject . It just boils down to how you see the world , we ' re all human and you can have a conversation with anyone no matter how different or conflicting your interestpoint of views are . Just like how we ' ve had this conversation even tho we ' re total opposite on what we want out of the world and I really have nothing to gain from this . Genuine interestcuriosity , empathy , and try to understand why they do or act the way they do even if it doesn ' t make any sense to you , if you just remember those rules every time you talk to somebody , you ' ll go beyond just a casual relationship . Having friends isn ' t a goal you ' re trying to achieve , it ' s the result of genuine interest and empathy for another human being . If all you care about is having a lot of people to hang out and have fun with so you won ' t be lonely , all you ' re going to end up with is a casual relationship that will take a lot of time and resources to maintain . Once one of the party involve don ' t feel like maintaining it anymore , it ' s done . The friend I mentioned in a previous post was my best friend from elementary school all the way to high school , but after high school I didn ' t bother to contact him again and I haven ' t seen or talk to him in a decade even tho we live like 2 miles apart . In contrast , I meet a buddy playing an MMORPG several years ago and even tho I don ' t play any MMO anymore I still call him every year or so to see how his life is going . We spent a few months playing a game together but the relationship is closer than a decade of friendship .