to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
reputation; respectability
signature phrase; signature saying
main question; real issue at hand
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
questions and answers; dialogue
with a start; with a jump
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
order; sequence; procedure
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to detain; to check; to restrain
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous