1.b> ; bowing / nodding / acquaintance ; speaking acquaintance ; he has some acquaintance with German but doesnt speak it fluently , / ; to make smb.s acquaintance, to make the acquaintance of smb., to make acquaintance with smb. ; to drop an acquaintance / ; to form a closer acquaintance , ; to renew smb.s acquaintance ; to scrape acquaintance with smb. .i> ;
2.b> ; he has a wide circle of acquaintances .