生动: vivid, lively...
早晚: morning and evening, sooner or later...
神气: expression, manner, vigorous, impressive, lofty, pretentious...
焦虑: anxious, worried, apprehensive...
较劲: to match one's strength with, to compete, more competitive, to set oneself against sb, disobliging, to make a special effort...
本领: skill, ability, capability...
犹豫不决: hesitancy, indecision, to waver...
附近: (in the) vicinity, nearby, neighboring, next to...
店: inn, shop, store...
看中: to have a preference for, to fancy, to choose after consideration, to settle on...