1. warm to( I warmed to him at once-it was just the odd way we met )

(对某人)产生好感;(对想法)开始感兴趣；If you warm to a person or an idea, you become fonder of the person or more interested in the idea. [V to n]

Those who got to know him better warmed to his openness and honesty...

那些对他日渐了解的人被他的坦率和真诚所打动。

2. strike up ( So we soon struck up a conversation. )

开始(交谈);建立(友谊);开始(来往)；When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one. [V P n (not pron)] [WRITTEN 笔语]

James struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island.

3. flirt with( So，you flirted with him，no doubt )

(和…)调情;(和…)打情骂俏；If you flirt with someone, you behave as if you are sexually attracted to them, in a playful or not very serious way. [V with n] [V (non-recip)]

Dad's flirting with all the ladies, or they're all flirting with him, as usual...

4. fuss with( I told my daughter-in-law that she fusses too much over her children )

(对…)关爱备至，过分体贴；If you fuss over someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable. [V over n]

Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.

5. patch up( How can I patch things up? )

平息[争吵]; 修补关系；If you patch up a quarrel or relationship, you try to be friendly again and not to quarrel any more. [V P n (not pron)] [V P n (not pron) with n] [V n P with n] [V n P]

She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage.

6. suck up to( My best friend is always sucking up to our lecture )

奉承;巴结;拍马屁；You say that someone is sucking up to a person in authority when you do not like the fact that they are trying to please the person because of the person's position. [V P to n] [Also V P] [disapproval] [Informal]

She kept sucking up to the teachers, especially Mrs Clements.