He sounds kinda snobby to me...

But hey, maybe the MENSA folks are just feeling a little mean today... Here is today's Brain Bender:

What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same seven letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

The would-be man-about-town spent an inordinate amount of time cultivating society friends so that he could _______ around to as many _______ as he liked.

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Holy hyphens, Batman! Well whatever. Like always, answers to be found in the comments later. Have fun!

Update: Teresa from Technicalities isn't just smart, she's speedy too!! Whoohoo!