| Tries to date |
| Goes to court? |
| Begins courting |
| Starts to court |
| Invites on a date |
| Proposes a date to |
| Sets up, as a date |
| Invites to dinner, say |
| Invites to a movie, say |
| Invites to dinner, e.g. |
| Uses a line on, perhaps |
| Invites for coffee, e.g. |
| Invites to the prom, say |
| Tries to get a date with |
| Invites for dinner, perhaps |
| Requests the pleasure of one's company |