got it; roger; leave it to me
to write music for a song; to set to music
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
debut; initial stage appearance
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
long-awaited; much-awaited
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
disinheritance; disowning
composition; setting (of music)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding