Making the First Move

A simple and effective way is to try and hold his hand. Little risk and big reward payoffs he he responds. This way you may gauge better his stance between you two, and then you can try and kiss him without being so nervous. Do not kiss him all the way either go 60% see if he does the rest.

Maybe you could give him a hug and see how that goes.

I understand what you mean. I feel that way too a lot of times, but really, no guy has ever told me "uh what are you doing? I didn't want that". Sometimes I know afterwards that I shouldn't have made that move, but I say just go for it. If you think a guy is into you, you should try. If you're not sure where you to stand, ask him.
Also, a cute little thing to do is right before you're going to kiss him, say something like "I have been dying to kiss you this whole time" or "this may sounds silly but, I really want to kiss you right now" I don't think many guys will refuse your advances =)

Make them make the first move. Don't go in for the kiss yourself. Rather, flirt, grab his hand, leg, shoulder, etc. Brush up against him a little and make eye contact, stuff like that. Give him the signs that you want to be kissed. He'll either do it or he won't. If he doesn't then it's because he doesn't want to or he's too stupid to realize what you're doing. If he's too stupid then he's not ready for a relationship. (That's harsh so take that advice with a grain of salt!)