讨好: to get the desired outcome, to win favor by fawning on sb, to curry favor with, a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor...
下午: afternoon, p.m....
友人: friend...
铺: plank bed, place to sleep...
搭档: to cooperate, partner...
难得一见: rarely seen...
斩草除根: to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch, to eliminate completely...
收费: to charge a fee...
碰上: to run into, to come upon, to meet...
水晶: crystal...
