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Korean Idioms - Part 1 Flashcards

1
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가락

A

skill; dexterity, efficiency

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가락이 나다

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get into the swing of one’s work; hit one’s stride

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가랑이

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a person’s crotch

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가랑이가 찢어지게 가난하다

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to suffer from extreme poverty

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가로

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horizontally; width

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가로 지나 세로 지나

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this way or that way

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가면

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mask

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8
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가면을 벗다

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to show one’s true self

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가면을 쓰다

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to lie or pretend

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10
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가슴

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chest

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가슴에 맺히다

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to have vengence or fear knotting up inside you

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가슴에 못을 박다

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to be hurt emotionally

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13
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가슴을 치다

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feel frustration; feel wronged

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14
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가슴을 태우다

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be very anxious

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15
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가슴이 내려앉다

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be greatly surprised; be startled

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16
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가슴이 덜컹하다

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be suddenly surprised or shocked

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17
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가슴이 미어지다

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be stricken with grief, pain, sadness, or emotion

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18
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가슴이 부풀다

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be buoyant with

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19
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가슴이 뿌듯하다

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be full of excitement and emotion

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20
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가슴이 아프다

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be hearted-broken

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21
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가슴이 찢어지다

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be heart-broken

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22
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가슴이 철렁하다

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be suddenly surprised or shocked

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23
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가슴이 후련하다

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feel relieved inside

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24
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가시

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thorn

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25
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가시가 돋치다

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stinging words ; harsh language

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26
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가시 먹은 것 같다

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feel a prick of conscience after receiving or taking something from someone

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27
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가위다리

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the handles of scissors

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28
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가위다리를 치다

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cross two lengths to make the shape of an X

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29
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가재

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a crawfish; a crayfish

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30
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가재를 치다

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return a purchased item

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31
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가재걸음

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walking or crawling backward

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32
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가재걸음을 치다

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walk or crawl backward; go backward instead of advance; progress at a snails pace

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33
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간

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liver

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34
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간에 기별도 안가다

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barely begin to satisfy one’s hunger

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35
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간에 붙었다 쓸개에 붙었다 하다

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be fickle

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36
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간을 녹이다

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charm; fascinate; bewitch

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37
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간을 졸이다

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to worry oneself

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38
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간이 뒤집히다

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to rebuke someone for laughing without reason

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39
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간이 떨어지다

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to be suddenly surprised

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40
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간이 붓다

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to be uppity

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41
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간이 작은

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timid; faint-hearted

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42
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간이 철렁하다

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be shocked

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43
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간이 콩알만해지다

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to be frightened out of one’s wits

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44
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간이 크다

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be plucky

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45
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간이 타다

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be anxious for / pine

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46
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간

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saltiness

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47
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간도 모르다

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be unable to even guess the reasons behind some action

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48
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간을 보다

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taste food to check if it is salted correctly

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49
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간담

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liver & gall bladder

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50
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간담이 떨어지다

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very surprised

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51
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간담이 서늘하다

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be suddenly frightened

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52
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값

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price; value

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53
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값을 놓다

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set a price

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54
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값을 보다

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offer a price

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55
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값을 부르다

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ask a price

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56
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값을 치다

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fix the price of a thing

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57
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값을 치르다

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pay for

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58
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값을 하다

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be worth; be worthy of ; deserve

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59
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값이 닿다

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reach a price on something ; be reasonable priced

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60
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값이 없다

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be worthless

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61
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값이 있다

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valuable; worth its value

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62
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거미줄

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spider web

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63
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거미줄 같다

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be web-like e.g. a web of telephone wires

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거미줄을 늘이다

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cast a dragnet around a district

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65
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거짓말

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a lie

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66
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거짓말을 보태다

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exaggerate the truth

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67
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걱정

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worry; concern

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68
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걱정이 태산이다

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have a mountain of worries

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69
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교편

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a teacher’s pointer

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70
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교편을 놓다

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retire from teaching

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71
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교편을 잡다

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work as a teacher

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72
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군눈

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eyes attacted to something unworthwhile

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73
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군눈을 뜨다

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become curious about unorthodox or unsavory things, such as aduletry

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군물

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water drunk between meals; water added to a boiling liquid; water that forms on top of paste or food

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군물이 돌다

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water forms on top of paste starch or food

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76
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군침

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excess saliva in the mouth

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군침을 돌다

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one’s mouth waters from the desire to eat something

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군침을 삼키다

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one smacks one’s lips from the desire to eat something

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79
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군침을 흘리다

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one smacks one’s lips from the desire to eat something

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80
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귀

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ear

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81
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귀가 가렵다

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to have a feeling someone is talking about you

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82
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귀가 따갑다

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to be sick of hearing something ; an earache

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83
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귀가 먹다

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to lose one’s hearing; to be deaf

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84
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귀가 밝다

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to be sharp eared

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85
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귀가 번쩍 뜨이다

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to come to one’s attention; to catch on

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86
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귀가 설다

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be unfamiliar to one’s ears

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87
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귀가 솔깃한

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welcome to the ears; tempting to the ears

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귀가 어둡다

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to be hard of hearing; to not be catch up on the news

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귀가 여리다

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to be easily fooled or seduced by other’s words

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90
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귀가 울다

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to have a ringing in one’s ears

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91
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귀가 절벽이다

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to be stone deaf; to be out of touch with the world

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귀가 질기다

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to be mentally slow and have a hard time understanding people

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93
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귀를 기울이다

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strain one’s ears to hear

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94
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귀를 뜨다

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to begin to discern sound as with a baby

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95
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귀를 의심하다

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to hear something that makes you not believe your ears

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96
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귀를 주다

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to overhear someone

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97
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귀 빠진 날

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one’s birthday

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귀에 거슬리다

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to be harsh on the ears; grating

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귀에 거칠다

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to be disagreeable to hear; offensive

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100
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귀에 들어가다

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to hear about something

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101
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귀에 못이 박히다

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to be tired of hearing something

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귀에 설다

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to be unfamiliar to one’s ears

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103
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귀에 익다

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to be used to hearing

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104
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귀청이 떨어지다

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to be so loud that it hurts the ears

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귓가로 듣다

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to listen without paying attention

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106
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귓등으로 듣다

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to pretend to be listening

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107
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귓구멍이 넓다

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to readily believe what people say

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귓문이 넓다

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to readily believe what people say

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귓전으로 듣다

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to half-way listen to someone

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귀신

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a ghost; a spirit

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111
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귀신도 모른다

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no one knows not even the ghosts

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112
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귀신이 들리다

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be possessed by a ghost of evil spirit

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113
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귀신이 씌다

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be possessed by a ghost or evil spirit

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114
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그릇

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a bowl; a container

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115
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그릇 깨겠다

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describes a women who is not well-behaved, quiet, or gentle

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116
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금

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gold; a price; a value

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117
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금을 놓다

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name a price; make an offer; appraise

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118
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금을 닿다

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reach a buying or selling price

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119
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금을 맞추다

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set prices based on the price of similar items

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120
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금을 보다

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ask the price of something

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121
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금을 치다

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quote a rough price for an item ; predict the future of a person or object

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122
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금

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a line

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123
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금을 긋다

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draw a line in the sand ; set limits or boundries

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124
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꼬집다

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pinch

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125
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꼬집어 말하다

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speak clearly and pointedly

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126
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꼬리

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tail

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127
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꼬리가 길다

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Were you born in a barn? Used when someone forgets to close a door.

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128
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꼬리를 감추다

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cover one’s tracks; hide oneself

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129
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꼬리를 달다

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make an additional comment in support of something; attach a condition to something

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130
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꼬리를 물다

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continue one after another; in rapid succession

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131
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꼬리를 밟히다

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give a clue to police ; be traced by

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꼬리를 사리다

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to shrink from danger; to shrink back in fear

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133
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꼬리를 잇다

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continue one after another

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134
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꼬리를 잡다

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discover the hidden mistakes of another

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135
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꼬리를 치다

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a girl tries to seduce or entice a man ; flatter or butter up a person

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136
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꼬리를 흔들다

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a girl tries to seduce or entice a man ; flatter or butter up a person

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137
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끝

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an end; a limit

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138
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끝 간 데 없다

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to be so vast that no end is in sight

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139
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낌새

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a sign; an indication

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140
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낌새를 보다

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sense something about a situation

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141
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ㄴ

A

(N)

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142
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나이

A

age

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143
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나이가 들다

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to be quite old

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144
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나이가 아깝다

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act childish for one’s age; die before one’s time

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145
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나이가 차다

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be at the customary age for doing something, usually marriage; be ripe for marriage

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146
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나이를 먹다

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grow older

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147
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날

A

a day

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148
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날을 받다

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fix a date, usually a wedding date

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149
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날을 잡다

A

fix a date

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150
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날이 들다

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skies clear after a snow or rain

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151
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날이면 날마다

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an emphatic way of saying “everyday”

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152
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날이 새다

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daybreak

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153
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날개

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wings

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154
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날개가 돋치다

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product sales soar; one’s spirit soars

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155
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날밤

A

a night one stays up all night

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156
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날밤을 새우다

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stay up all night

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157
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날벼락

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an unexpected disaster or calamity

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158
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날벼락을 맞다

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meet unexpected misfortune

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159
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날품

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day labor

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160
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날품을 팔다

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work for wages as a day laborer

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161
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남

A

others; another

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162
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남 좋은 일을 하다

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do all the work and get none of the reward

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남대문

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the South Gate of Seoul

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남대문이 열리다

A

a humorous way of telling someone the fly of his pants is open

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165
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남의달

A

the month after an expected childbirth

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166
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남의달을 잡다

A

be a month late in childbirth

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167
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납덩이

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a lump of lead

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168
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납덩이 같다

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look pale in the face; be tired and listless; a dark, dull atmosphere

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169
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낮잠

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a nap

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170
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낮잠을 자다

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goofing off when one should be working; be lazy

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171
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낯

A

face

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172
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낯을 못 들다

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be ashamed of oneself; cannot hold one’s head up

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173
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낯이 깎이다

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lose one’s dignity

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174
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너을 볼 낯이 없다

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I am too ashamed to face you.

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175
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낯가죽

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the skin of the face

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176
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낯가죽이 두껍다

A

be brazen-faced

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177
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내일모레

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the day after tomorrow

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178
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내일모레 동동

A

keep putting off returning something that was borrowed

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179
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냄새

A

smell

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180
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냄새를 맡다

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suspect someone is hiding something; smell something fishy

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181
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냉수

A

cold water

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182
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냉수 먹고 속 차려라

A

wake up and come to your senses; stop dreaming figuratively

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183
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너구리

A

a raccoon

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184
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너구리 같다

A

a sly, deceitful person

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185
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너

A

you

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186
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너 죽고 나 죽자

A

Let’s fight to the death.

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187
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넉살

A

shamelessness; brazen-facedness

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188
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넉살이 좋다

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be brazen-faced; be impudent

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189
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넋

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a soul; a spirit

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190
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넋을 놓다

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to lose oneself in something; become captivated

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191
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넋을 잃다

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to lose oneself in something; become captivated

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192
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넋이 나가다

A

be absent-minded or in a daze

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193
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넌더리

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disgust; aversion

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194
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넌더리가 나다

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be fed up with; be bored with

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195
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넌더리를 대다

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behave disgustfully; weary a person with requests

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196
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네발

A

the four feet of an animal

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197
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네발을 들다

A

give up; throw up one’s hands in defeat somewhat vulgar

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198
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네발을 타다

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be allergic to red meat

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199
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네활개

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one’s arms and legs

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200
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네활개를 치다

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strut swinging one’s arms and legs; walk with a swaggering gait

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201
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노여움

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anger

202
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노여움을 사다

A

provoke a person to anger; give offense

203
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노여움을 타다

A

be quick to take offense; be easily hurt

204
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노여움을 풀다

A

relent towards a person

205
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녹

A

a stipend; an allowance

206
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녹을 먹다

A

receive a stipend

207
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놀부

A

a cold-hearted brother from a Korean fable

208
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놀부 심사

A

wickedness; ill-naturedness

209
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눈

A

eye

210
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눈도 깜짝 안 한다

A

to not bat an eyelid

211
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눈뜨고 볼 수 없다

A

disgusting; shocking

212
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눈먼 돈

A

an unexpected windfall; receive money unexpectedly

213
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눈밖에 나다

A

to be out of favor with someone

214
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눈알이 나오다

A

to have one’s eye pop out at some sight

215
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눈에 거슬리다

A

to be an eyesore

216
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눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다

A

be the apple of one’s eye

217
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눈에 들다

A

to be in a person’s favor

218
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눈에 띄다

A

to come in sight; to be conspicuous

219
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눈에 밟히다

A

to haunt one’s memory

220
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눈에 불을 켜다

A

to be angry

221
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눈에 불이 나다

A

to become very angry

222
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눈에서 번개가 번쩍 나다

A

to see stars when struck on the head

223
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눈에 선하다

A

to be fresh in one’s memory; live vividly in one’s memory

224
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눈에 설다

A

to be unfamilar to you

225
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눈에 쌍심지를 켜다

A

to look with glaring eyes

226
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눈에 어리다

A

to have a vivid image of

227
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눈에 익다

A

to be used to seeing

228
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눈에 차다

A

to look at something with satisfaction

229
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눈에 헛거미가 잡히다

A

to have your eyes get fuzzy from hunger

230
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눈에 흙이 들어가다

A

to die

231
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눈썰미가 있다

A

to have a quick eye for learning things

232
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눈을 끌다

A

to catch one’s eye; to attract one’s attention

233
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눈을 돌리다

A

to turn one’s attention to

234
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눈을 딱 감다

A

to stop worrying thinking about something

235
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눈을 떼다

A

to take one’s eyes off of something

236
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눈을 맞추다

A

to make eye contact with someone

237
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눈을 부라리다

A

to glare upon; to look fiercely at

238
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눈을 붙이다

A

to fall asleep

239
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눈을 속이다

A

to trick someone with slight of hand

240
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눈을 의심하다

A

to watch in disbelief.

241
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눈을 주다

A

to look toward someone; to signal someone with one’s eyes

242
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눈을 피하다

A

to avoid another’s observation

243
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눈을 흘기다

A

to look at someone sideways

244
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눈이 가다

A

to have one’s eyes drawn to something or someone

245
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눈이 깜짝할 사이

A

happen in the blink of an eye

246
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눈이 꺼지다

A

to be hallow-eyed

247
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눈이 높다

A

to have high ambitions; to have a discerning eye

248
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눈이 뒤집히다

A

to lose one’s sober judgment; to run wild

249
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눈이 등잔만하다

A

to look with round-eyed wonder

250
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눈이 맞다

A

fall in love

251
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눈이 미치는 한

A

as far as the eye can see

252
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눈이 빠지게〔빠지도록〕 기다리다

A

to wait anxiously

253
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눈이 삐었지?

A

Is something wrong with eyes judgment ?

254
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눈이 어둡다

A

to have bad eyesight

255
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눈이 흐리다

A

to have bleared dim eye

256
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눈곱

A

eye mucus; sleep

257
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눈곱이 끼다

A

eye mucus gathers in the inside corner of an eye

258
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눈곱만하다

A

be insignificantly small

259
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눈길

A

the direction of one’s visual attention

260
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눈길을 끌다

A

attract a person’s visual attention

261
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눈길을 모으다

A

attract a crowd’s visual attention

262
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눈꼴

A

the shape or movement of one’s eyes

263
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눈꼴이 시다

A

hate to see

264
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눈꼴이 틀리다

A

hate to see

265
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눈물

A

tears

266
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눈물을 삼키다

A

fight back tears; choke back tears

267
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눈물을 짜다

A

be tearfully sentimental; be maudlin

268
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눈물이 어리다

A

tears gather in the eyes

269
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눈물이 앞을 가리다

A

be blinded by one’s tears

270
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눈물이 지다

A

tears flow

271
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눈발

A

snow flakes

272
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눈발이 서다

A

It threatens to snow. / It looks like snow.

273
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눈썹

A

eyebrow

274
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눈썹도 까딱하지 않다

A

to remain unperturbed

275
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눈알

A

eyeball

276
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눈알을 부라리다

A

google at; glare at

277
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눈알이 나오다

A

one’s eyes pop out in surprise or amasement

278
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눈자위

A

the area or rim of the eyeball

279
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눈자위가 꺼지다

A

to die

280
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눈총

A

a glare; a scowl

281
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눈총을 주다

A

glare at; scowl

282
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눈총을 맞다

A

be hated; make oneself hated

283
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눈치

A

tact; sense

284
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눈치가 보이다

A

get vibes from people or the surroundings

285
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눈치를 보다

A

try to read a person’s face or sense his feelings

286
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눈치를 보이다

A

betray one’s feeling in one’s look

287
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눈치를 채다

A

become aware of; sense

288
Q

눈치코치

A

tact; sense

289
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눈치코치도 모른다

A

be clueless to what a person is doing or thinking

290
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눈코

A

the eyes and the nose

291
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눈코 뜰 새 없다

A

be very busy

292
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눈표

A

a reference mark in a sentence

293
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눈표가 나다

A

to stand out

294
Q

ㄷ

A

(D/T)

295
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다리

A

legs

296
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다리를 뻗고 자다

A

to sleep or live one’s life with a clean conscience

297
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다리

A

bridge

298
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다리를 놓다

A

to mediate; to act as an intermediary

299
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달

A

moon; month

300
Q

달이 차다

A

be ready to give birth

301
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대어

A

a big fish

302
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대어를 낚다

A

make a big haul; recruit a skilled person

303
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대어를 놓치다

A

narrowly miss a great opportunity

304
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도미

A

wag one’s tail

305
Q

도미를 장식하다

A

to put forth one’s crowning effort

306
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돈

A

money

307
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돈을 걸다

A

bet with money

308
Q

돈을 굴리다

A

lend out money for interest; practice usury

309
Q

돈을 만지다

A

manage money; handle money

310
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돈을 먹다

A

take a bribe

311
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돈을 먹이다

A

give a bribe

312
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돈을 물쓰듯 하다

A

spend money like water

313
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돈을 뿌리다

A

spend carelessly or freely

314
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돈을 치다

A

pitch coins

315
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등

A

back

316
Q

등을 대다

A

to rely or depend on someone else’s power or influence

317
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등을 돌리다

A

to turn one’s back on someone

318
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땀

A

sweat

319
Q

땀을 빼다

A

to sweat a difficult situation

320
Q

땀으로 미역을 감다

A

to be soaking in sweat

321
Q

땀을 들이다

A

to take a rest and cool off

322
Q

땀이 비 오듯 하다

A

to be dripping with sweat

323
Q

ㅁ

A

(M)

324
Q

마음

A

mind; spirit

325
Q

마음에 두다

A

bare in mind; be mindful of

326
Q

마음에 들다

A

to like something

327
Q

마음에 새기다

A

take to heart

328
Q

마음에 짚이다

A

to suspect

329
Q

마음은 굴뚝 같다

A

be eager to

330
Q

망음을 고쳐먹다

A

reform onself; turn over a new leaf

331
Q

마음을 놓다

A

put one’s mind at ease; relax

332
Q

마음을 먹다

A

make up one’s mind; be determined

333
Q

마음을 붙이다

A

resolve to do something

334
Q

마음을 사다

A

have an interest in

335
Q

마음을 쓰다

A

concentrate on; pay attention to; mind

336
Q

마음을 열다

A

open up and speak freely to someone

337
Q

마음을 잡다

A

recover one’s composure; get a grip on oneself

338
Q

마음을 졸이다

A

be anxious about; be uneasy about

339
Q

마음이 끌리다

A

be attracted by; take an interest in

340
Q

마음이 내키다

A

feel inclined to do ; feel like doing

341
Q

마음이 달다

A

be very worried about

342
Q

마음이 든든하다

A

feel secure; be reassuring

343
Q

마음이 들뜨다

A

feel excited; be in a buoyant spirit

344
Q

마음이 맞다

A

get along well with; hit it off

345
Q

망음이 쓰이다

A

be worried about

346
Q

마음이 죄이다

A

feel anxious; feel uneasy about

347
Q

마음이 커지다

A

be emboldened

348
Q

말

A

language, speech

349
Q

말도 마라

A

that does not even begin to describe it

350
Q

말을 내다

A

broach a subject

351
Q

말을 놓다

A

to change from polite to a lower form of speech

352
Q

말을 더듬다

A

stammer; falter; stutter

353
Q

말을 듣다

A

act in accordance with someone’s request

354
Q

말을 못 하다

A

be beyond words or explanation

355
Q

말을 삼키다

A

begin to speak but stop

356
Q

말이 굳다

A

stammer; stutter; have a speech impediment

357
Q

말이 나다

A

be made of subject of conversation; be rumored

358
Q

말이 되다

A

be reasonable; be logical

359
Q

말이 떨어지다

A

a consent or command is spoken

360
Q

말이 뜨다

A

be slow-spoken

361
Q

말이 많다

A

be talkative

362
Q

말이 새다

A

a secret leaks out

363
Q

말이 아니다

A

be absurd; outrageous; ridiculous

364
Q

말이 안 되다

A

be unreasonable; be illogical; be in poor condition

365
Q

말이 적다

A

be taciturn; a person of few words

366
Q

말이 청산유수 靑山流水 다

A

speak smoothly and fluently

367
Q

맞불

A

backfire

368
Q

맞불을 놓다

A

set a backfire; engage in a gun battle

369
Q

머리

A

head

370
Q

머리-하다

A

do one’s hair

371
Q

머리가 가볍다

A

to feel refreshed and light

372
Q

머리가 굳다

A

to be ingrained in someone’s head ; to be dimwitted

373
Q

머리가 굵다

A

to become an adult

374
Q

머리가 돌다

A

to go insane

375
Q

머리가 돌아가다

A

to be a quick thinker

376
Q

머리가 무겁다

A

to be in a bad mood; to feel heavy headed

377
Q

머리가 수그러지다

A

to take off one’s hat to; to admire someone

378
Q

머리가 젖다

A

to be influenced by

379
Q

머리가 크다

A

to become an adult

380
Q

머리를 굽히다

A

to surrender

381
Q

머리를 깎다

A

to become a monk; to go to prison

382
Q

머리를 내밀다

A

to make one’s existence known

383
Q

머리를 들다

A

a thought enters one’s mind

384
Q

머리를 모으다

A

to put one’s heads together in conference ; to brainstorm

385
Q

머리를 숙이다

A

to show respect or admiration for someone

386
Q

머리를 식히다

A

to cool off; to calm down

387
Q

머리를 싸매고

A

to tie a cloth around one’s head; to commit to something

388
Q

머리를 썩이다

A

to worry about

389
Q

머리를 쓰다

A

to think; to view a matter from every angle

390
Q

머리를 얹다

A

to get married; to lose one’s virginity

391
Q

머리를 짜다

A

to rack one’s brains; to think hard

392
Q

머리를 풀다

A

to mourn the death of a loved one

393
Q

머리를 흔들다

A

to refuse; to deny

394
Q

머리에 들어가다

A

to understand or remember something

395
Q

목

A

neck or throat

396
Q

목에 핏대를 세우다

A

to get angry; to get excited

397
Q

목에 힘을 주다

A

to act arrogant

398
Q

목을 걸다

A

to risk one’s neck or job

399
Q

목을 베다

A

to be fired

400
Q

목을 자르다

A

to be fired

401
Q

목을 축이다

A

to quench one’s thirst

402
Q

목이 곧다

A

to be stubborn or unyielding

403
Q

목이 달아나다

A

to be fired

404
Q

목이 떨어지다

A

to be fired

405
Q

목이 메어 울다

A

to be choked with tears

406
Q

목이 붙어 있다

A

to still be alive or employed

407
Q

목이 빠지도록 기다리다

A

to wait anxiously for someone

408
Q

목이 잠기다

A

to become hoarse

409
Q

목이 타다

A

to feel very thirsty

410
Q

몸

A

body

411
Q

몸과 마음을 다 바치다

A

put one’s heart and soul into one’s work

412
Q

몸 둘 바를 모르다

A

not know how to conduct oneself

413
Q

몸에 배다

A

get used to something

414
Q

몸을 가지다

A

be pregnant; have menstruation

415
Q

몸을 더럽히다

A

lose one’s virginity to a man

416
Q

몸을 던지다

A

throw oneself into a river

417
Q

몸을 두다

A

to live in a certain place

418
Q

몸을 망치다

A

shatter one’s constitution; injure one’s health

419
Q

몸을 받다

A

have an inferior do a difficult job or task in one’s place

420
Q

몸을 바치다

A

to sacrifice one’s life for a cause

421
Q

몸을 버리다

A

hurt one’s health

422
Q

몸을 붙이다

A

to live in a certain place

423
Q

몸을 사리다

A

avoid exerting too much physical effort in a job

424
Q

몸을 쓰다

A

be physically active

425
Q

몸을 아끼다

A

avoid work or hardship

426
Q

몸을 주다

A

give one’s body to a man

427
Q

몸을 팔다

A

work as a prostitute

428
Q

몸을 풀다

A

give birth; relieve stress and fatique

429
Q

몸을 허락하다

A

give one’s body to a man

430
Q

몸이 달다

A

be anxious and nervous

431
Q

몸이 부서지도록 일하다

A

work oneself to the bone

432
Q

무릎

A

knee

433
Q

무릎 을 꿇다

A

to submit or surrender

434
Q

무릎 을 치다

A

to slap one’s knee in surprise or glee

435
Q

물꼬

A

an irrigation gate; a sluice gate

436
Q

물꼬를 트다

A

break a deadlock; seek a compromise

437
Q

물

A

water

438
Q

물 끓듯 하다

A

used to describe a bustling crowd

439
Q

물 뿌린 듯이

A

used to describe a crowd that suddenly goes silent

440
Q

물 얻은 고기

A

regaining the advantage of being on one’s home turf

441
Q

물에 빠진 생쥐

A

be dripping wet and as pitiful looking as a wet rat

442
Q

물 위의 기름

A

be as incompatiable as water and oil

443
Q

물을 끼얹은 듯

A

used to describe a noisy crowd that suddenly goes silent

444
Q

물을 잡다

A

gather water or cause water to build up as in a rice paddy

445
Q

물이 잡히다

A

a blister forms on one’s skin

446
Q

물 찬 제비

A

a slim, good-looking figure

447
Q

밑거름

A

manure spread at planting time

448
Q

밑거름이 되다

A

make a sacrifice of oneself for

449
Q

ㅂ

A

(B)

450
Q

바가지

A

a dipper made of plastic or half a gourd

451
Q

바가지를 긁다

A

to nag

452
Q

바가지를 쓰다

A

to be overcharged

453
Q

바가지를 씌우다

A

to overcharge someone

454
Q

바가지를 차다

A

to fall into poverty

455
Q

바람

A

wind

456
Q

바람을 넣다

A

incite a person to action

457
Q

바람을 맞다

A

be stood up for a date; get the cold shouder; suffer a stroke

458
Q

바람을 맞히다

A

stand someone up; give someone the cold shoulder; snub someone

459
Q

바람을 쐬다

A

go outside for some fresh air

460
Q

바람을 잡다

A

indulge in a fast life style; indulge in dreams of fancy

461
Q

바람을 켜다

A

take to living the fast life

462
Q

바람을 피우다

A

have an illicit love affair; to be unfaithful

463
Q

바람이 끼다

A

get a yearning for romance or a fast life style

464
Q

바람이 나가다

A

to wane; the bubble of prosperity or enthusiasm deflates

465
Q

바람이 나다

A

have a love affair; hit one’s stride

466
Q

바람이 들다

A

suffer a setback; be filled with wild ideas

467
Q

바람이 들리다

A

put wild ideas into a person’s head

468
Q

바람이 자다

A

a person calms down from an excited state

469
Q

발

A

foot

470
Q

발 디딜 틈도 없다

A

to be crowded with people

471
Q

발에 채다

A

to be scattered in abundance at one’s feet

472
Q

발을 구르다

A

stamp one’s feet with annoyance or chagrin

473
Q

발을 끊다

A

to end relations with someone ; to stop visiting somewhere

474
Q

발을 벗고 나서다

A

to actively participate in something

475
Q

발을 벗다

A

to take off one’s shoes or socks

476
Q

발을 빼다

A

to wash one’s hands of an affair ; sever connections

477
Q

발을 뻗고 자다

A

to feel peace of mind

478
Q

발이 길다

A

to arrive just in time for a treat

479
Q

발이 너르다

A

to know a lot of people; to get around

480
Q

발이 넓다

A

to know a lot of people; to get around

481
Q

발이 떨어지지 않다

A

unable to leave because of an attraction for the place or people

482
Q

발이 맞다

A

to be in step; to fall in step

483
Q

발이 묶이다

A

to be stranded without transport

484
Q

발이 손이 되도록 빌다

A

to beg so imploringly that you use both your hands and feet

485
Q

발이 짧다

A

to come too late for a treat

486
Q

발목

A

ankle

487
Q

발목을 잡히다

A

to be busy with work ; tied to a job

488
Q

발바닥

A

the sole of the foot

489
Q

발바닥에 흙 안 묻히고 살다

A

to live a quiet and comfortable life

490
Q

배

A

belly

491
Q

배가 맞다

A

to have illicit intercourse with ; to conspire with

492
Q

배가 아프다

A

to feel intense jealousy

493
Q

배를 내밀다

A

to reject a person’s offer ; to snub a person

494
Q

배를 따다

A

to cut open a fish’s belly

495
Q

배를 불리다

A

enrich oneself; feather one’s own nest

496
Q

배를 앓다

A

to feel intense jealousy

497
Q

배를 채우다

A

to satisfy one’s appetite for material goods

498
Q

배를 튕기다

A

to brazenly ignore someone’s requests

499
Q

배에 기름이 오르다

A

to be materially secure in life

500
Q

배꼽

A

navel; bellybutton

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