adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , seem , sound
▪ become
ADVERB
▪ extremely , only too , really , very
▪
They were only too ~ to help us.
▪ overly ( esp. AmE )
▪
He wasn't overly ~ to give us any information.
▪ especially , particularly
▪
Muir's friends were especially ~ for him to write the book.
▪ quite
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
We were ~ for news.
Eager is used with these nouns: ↑ anticipation , ↑ hand , ↑ listener