property; fortune; assets
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
donation; contribution; endowment
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
results; record; grades; marks
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
preparation; arrangements
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
deposits and savings; bank account
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to concern; to be related
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much