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#1 · 그것도 · at that; to boot On top of the comments made earlier; moreover.
#2 · 고개를 끄덕이다 · nod one's head To express affirmation or preference by shaking one's head up and down.
#3 · 마음에 들다 · come in one's mind To feel good about something as it fits what one feels or thinks.
#4 · 신경(을) 쓰다 · use one's nerve To carefully think about every little trivial thing.
#5 · 말(을) 듣다 · listen to someone's words To do as someone instructed.
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#6 · 문(을) 열다 · open the door To start the day's business or work.
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#7 · 어쩔 수(가) 없다 · It cannot be helped To be unable to do something or become a certain state that is different from what was mentioned earlier.
#8 · 말도 안 되다 · 실현 가능성이 없거나 이치에 맞지 않다.
#9 · 고개(를) 돌리다 · turn one's head To look away from or turn a blind-eye to something.
#10 · 정신(을) 차리다 · recover one's consciousness To regain one's consciousness.
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#11 · 눈(에) 띄다 · stand out in sight To visually stand out.
#12 · 장난(이) 아니다 · (비유적으로) 어떤 상황이나 상태가 보통 수준을 훨씬 뛰어넘는다.
#13 · 고개(를) 숙이다 · bow one's head To give up one's pride and surrender or give in to someone.
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#14 · 고개를 들다 · raise one's head To deal with others in an honest and confident manner.
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#15 · 사람(이) 되다 · become a human To become a person who has moral and personal qualities that one is expected to have as a person.
#16 · 말(이) 되다 · become words For words to make sense.
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#17 · 이리 오너라 · Come here! (archaic) A remark made to call to a servant of someone in front of his/her house.
#18 · 말(이) 나다 · Words break out For a fact or secret that others do not know to be revealed.
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#19 · 자리(를) 잡다 · take a place To decide or occupy a space in a place where a lot of people gather.
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#20 · 손을 잡다 · hold hands To work together in concert.
#21 · 입(을) 다물다 · shut one's mouth To stop talking or refrain from talking to keep a secret.
#22 · 말 그대로 · as the word itself The same as the fact that is said.
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#23 · 말을 걸다 · address words To speak to someone first when starting a conversation.
#24 · 문(을) 닫다 · close the door To finish the day's business or work.
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#25 · 기(가) 막히다 · One's spirit is blocked To be dumbfounded by something surprising or unpleasant.
#26 · 말이 있다 · There is a word To become a topic or be discussed.
#27 · 무릎(을) 꿇다 · sink to one's knees To surrender or submit.
#28 · 안으로 들어가다 · 실속 있게 내용을 파고들다.
#29 · 숨(을) 쉬다 · 살아서 움직이거나 활동하다.
#30 · 말이 없다 · have no words To not be talking.
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#31 · 말(이)[말(도)] 아니다 · not [even] be a word For a situation, condition, appearance to be bad or poor.
#32 · 냄새가 나다 · smell For something to taste stale.
#33 · 지나지 아니하다[못하다] · not[be unable to] pass To be nothing but something.
#34 · 손을 뻗다 · stretch out one's hands To exert one's power or influence on someone.
#35 · 얼굴을 보다 · look at one's face To take into account someone's face or situation.
#36 · 돈(을) 주다 · 돈치기에서, 판에 던진 돈 가운데 맞힐 것을 손가락으로 가리키다.
#37 · 불이 나다 · A fire breaks out For one's feeling to become violent due to anger.
#38 · 다시 말해 · saying that again; in other words To rephrase something that was said ealier in easier words.
#39 · 다시 말하면 · saying that again; in other words To rephrase something that was said ealier in easier words.
#40 · 아무것도 아니다 · be nothing To be not special or important, or difficult.
#41 · 눈치(를) 보다 · see someone's face; study someone's face To study someone's feeling or attitude.
#42 · 오너라[오라] 가거라[가라] 하다 · say 'come' and then say 'go' To make someone bother to come and go.
#43 · 집(을) 나다 · get out of one's home To leave far away from home.
#44 · 집(이) 나다 · A house is offered For a house to be put up for sale.
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#45 · 그럼에도 불구하고 · even so; despite; in spite of Being in fact as such, but regardless of that.
#46 · 이를 악물다[깨물다/물다] · clench[gnaw/bite] one's teeth To be determined to get through a difficult situation.
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#47 · 비 오듯 · as if it is raining In the manner in which a great number of arrows or bullets fly or fall.
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#48 · 왔다 갔다 하다 · keep coming and going To keep losing and regaining one's senses.
#49 · 귀(를) 기울이다 · tilt one's ear To carefully listen to what others say or stories about others with interest.
#50 · 말(을)[말(도)] 못 하다 · cannot [even] say words To be great to such an extent as to go beyond description.
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#51 · 말(이) 많다 · have a lot of words To talk much and be talkative.
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#52 · 손(을) 내밀다 · extend one's hands To ask for help.
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#53 · 이것 봐라[보십시오/보오/보게/봐/보세요] · [Please] Look at this! A remark made to draw attention from the hearer.
#54 · 보기 좋게 · looking good An expression used when a person enjoys another's mishap and makes a sarcastic comment about it.
#55 · 말을 꺼내다 · take out words To start talking.
#56 · 두고 보다 · leave and watch; wait and see To have time and watch to see how things will go.
#57 · 혀를 차다 · click one's tongue To express one's displeasure or regret.
#58 · 마음(을) 먹다 · eat one's mind To make up one's mind.
#59 · 아무렇지 않다 · 아무런 변동 없이 먼저 모양 그대로 있다.
#60 · 목숨을 잃다 · lose one's life (euphemism) To die.
#61 · 말이 나오다 · Words come out For a voice to come out.
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#62 · 세상(을) 떠나다[뜨다/하직하다] · leave[bid farewell to] the world (euphemism) To die.
#63 · 세상(을) 떠나다[뜨다] · ‘죽다’를 완곡하게 이르는 말. <동의 관용구> ‘세상을 등지다’ ‘세상(을) 버리다’ ‘세상을 하직하다’
#64 · 아무렇지도 않다 · not care about something at all To remain as one used to be as if nothing happened.
#65 · 속(이) 들다 · 철이 들거나 실속을 차리게 되다.
#66 · 뒤로 물러나다[빠지다] · step back[drop out] to the back To resign from a position one is in charge of.
#67 · 어느 때고 · anytime Regardless of when.
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#68 · 숨(이) 막히다 · be choked; be suffocated; be stifled To feel suffocated to such an extent that one can hardly breathe.
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#69 · 고개를 갸웃거리다 · tilt one's head repeatedly To wonder out of doubt or lack of understandning.
#70 · 다름(이) 아니라 · none other than No other reason than.
#71 · 목숨을 걸다 · risk one's life To work very hard for a certain goal, risking one's life.
#72 · 겁(에) 질리다 · 잔뜩 겁을 먹어서 기를 못 쓰다.
#73 · 뒤(가) 나다 · One's back comes out To feel anxious for fear that one's faults or weaknesses will bring about negative results in the future.
#74 · 답(이) 없다 · 해결 방법이 없거나 해결이 가능하지 않다.
#75 · 겁에 질리다 · be sick and tired of fear To be very frightened; to be very terrified.
#76 · 정신(이) 나다 · come to one's senses To regain one's senses to make a judgment.
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#77 · 손을 떼다[털다] · take[dust] one's hands off To quit something that one has been working on.
#78 · 마음에 걸리다 · be caught in one's mind To feel uncomfortable out of worry.
#79 · 불을 붙이다 · start a fire To quicken the progress or speed, or intensify the degree.
#80 · 냄새를 맡다 · smell To notice something that someone tries to conceal.
#81 · 사람(이) 좋다 · 다른 사람에게 베풀기를 좋아하거나 다른 사람을 배려하는 마음이 크다.
#82 · 가지고 놀다 · hold and play the fool with (slang) To make fun of or ignore someone.
#83 · 그것 봐(요)[봐라/보세요/보십시오] · Look at that(, please)[Look at that/Please, look at at/Can you look at that?] An expression used when what one expected really happens.
#84 · 손(을) 떼다 · 하던 일을 그만두다.
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#85 · 고개를 갸웃하다 · tilt one's head To wonder out of doubt or lack of understandning.
#86 · 등(을) 돌리다 · turn one's back on To cut off a relationship and turn away.
#87 · 날 것 같다 · feel as if one can fly For one's body or state of mind to feel very relieved and better.
#88 · 줄을 서다 · stand in a line To wait for one's turn or opportunity in order.
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#89 · 저리 가라 · go away over there For something to be too excellent to compare.
#90 · 손(을) 씻다[털다] · wash one's hands; dust one's hands off To stop committing misdeeds and cut off a relationship with them.
#91 · 눈을 크게 뜨다 · open one's eyes wide To be fully alert and pay attention.
#92 · 겁을 먹다[집어먹다] · eat fear [with one's finger] To have fear or concern.
#93 · 눈살(을) 찌푸리다 · wrinkle the creases between one's brows; frown; knit one's brows To wrinkle the creases between one's brows out of dissatisfaction.
#94 · 거리가 멀다 · be far in the distance To differ from what has been thought or needed.
#95 · 불을 끄다 · put out a fire To solve an urgent problem.
#96 · 되지 못하다 · be unable to become For a word and behavior to not be right.
#97 · 뚜껑(을) 열다 · take off the lid To reveal the content or result of something.
#98 · 입(을) 맞추다 · coordinate mouths For many people to agree on saying the same thing.
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#99 · 다름 아닌 · none other than The very something which nothing else can be.
#100 · 말(을) 내다 · 어떤 이야기로 말을 시작하다.
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#101 · 안경(을) 쓰다 · wear glasses To view something in a biased manner.
#102 · 배(가) 아프다 · have a stomach ache To get cross and upset with someone's success.
#103 · 가면(을) 쓰다 · put on a mask To conceal true feelings or intentions and hide behind false ones.
#104 · 자기도 모르게 · without even oneself knowing; unknowingly; ignorantly Automatically while one is unconscious.
#105 · 이(를) 갈다[갈아 마시다] · grind[grind and drink] one's teeth To have a grudge from strong resentment and fury and watch for a chance to take revenge.
#106 · 말(도)[말(을)] 마라 · Don't [even] say words An expression to stress that something is beyond average.
#107 · 그건 그렇고 · admitting that as such An expression used to admit to the comments made earlier and change topic.
#108 · 땀(을) 흘리다 · shed sweat To exert a lot of power and effort.
#109 · 어쩔 줄(을) 모르다 · not know what to do To be at a loss as one does not know what to do.
#110 · 금(이) 가다 · be cracked For a close relationship to sour.
#111 · 말을 건네다 · pass words To speak to someone.
#112 · 코웃음(을) 치다 · give a scornful laugh; snort; sniff To ignore and mock someone.
#113 · 눈(을) 돌리다 · turn one's eyes To give one's attention to other things.
#114 · 눈치(를) 살피다 · see someone's face; study someone's face To study someone's feeling or attitude.
#115 · 문을 두드리다 · knock on the door To make a request to enter somewhere or have something that one wants.
#116 · 이름(이) 있다 · have a name For the name of someone or something to be well-known to the world.
#117 · 똥(을) 싸다 · to defecate (slang) To do something very hard or struggle to do it.
#118 · 만에 하나 · one out of ten thousand In an unexpected case that may possibly happen.
#119 · 하루 이틀 · one or two days For a short time.
#120 · 그래 봤자 · even so No matter what action or task one may do.
#121 · 손을 놓다 · put down one's hands To quit or briefly stop something that one has been working on.
#122 · 말을 잃다 · lose one's words For words to not come out due to astonishment or shock.
#123 · 밥(을) 주다 · give rice To wind up a spring to make a clock work.
#124 · 속(이) 살다 · 겉으로는 수그러진 듯하나 속에는 반항하는 마음이 있다.
#125 · 불이 붙다 · catch fire For something to progress actively or become serious.
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#126 · 침(을) 삼키다[흘리다] · swallow[shed] one's saliva To be very eager to have or eat something.
#127 · 빛을 발하다 · generate the light For one's skills or ability to be known.
#128 · 이름(이) 없다 · have no name For the name of someone or something to be not well-known to the world.
#129 · 머리(를) 쓰다 · use one's head To think or worry about something from various points of view.
#130 · 피를 흘리다 · shed blood For a fight to cause casualties.
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#131 · 아니나 다를까[다르랴] · sure enough Just as has been expected.
#132 · 자리를 뜨다 · leave a place To leave one place in order to move to another place.
#133 · 갖고 놀다 · hold and play the fool with (slang) To make fun of or ignore someone.
#134 · 눈치(가) 빠르다 · have quick wits To understand and know someone's mind or situation even though they have said nothing.
#135 · 마음(을) 놓다 · lay down one's mind To be relieved; to not worry.
#136 · 입에 담다 · contain something in one's mouth To speak out.
#137 · 머리(를) 숙이다 · bow one's head To take a submissive attitude by surrendering or crawling to someone.
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#138 · 입술을 깨물다 · bite one's lips To make efforts to suppress one's feelings that surge up.
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#139 · 말문이 막히다 · The mouth for speaking is blocked For words to not come out.
#140 · 어느 누구 · whoever An expression used to stress everyone.
#141 · 손을 쓰다 · use one's hands To take necessary action on something.
#142 · 그도 그럴 것이 · That is so for a reason An expression used to refer to explain an inevitable and plausible reason for the facts mentioned earlier.
#143 · 눈(을) 피하다 · avoid eyes Avoid someone's attention.
#144 · 배가 부르다 · have a full stomach To lack nothing because one makes a good living.
#145 · 몸을 던지다 · throw one's body To devote everything and concentrate on something.
#146 · 속(이) 시원하다 · feel cool in one's inside To feel relieved as something good happened or a nagging problem has been solved.
#147 · 혹시 몰라(서) · because no one knows what may or may not happen; just in case In preparation for a contingency because no one knows what will happen.
#148 · 인상(을) 쓰다 · frown To give a menacing look.
#149 · 발(을) 디디다 · step with one's foot To join a certain group or organization, or participate in a certain task.
#150 · 자리(를) 하다[함께하다] · share seats To attend a certain event.
#151 · 입(을) 막다 · block someone's mouth To force someone to stop talking about something that one does not want to hear or is against oneself.
#152 · 말할 것도 없다 · There is no need to say For something to be definitely so even if it is not said.
#153 · 배(를) 불리다[채우다] · make one's stomach full[fill one's stomach] To take a great deal of wealth or profit to satisfy one's greed.
#154 · 몸(을) 풀다 · loosen up one's body To give birth to a baby.
#155 · 마음 같아서는 · if it's like my mind If one follows as one thinks.
#156 · 뜸(을) 들이다 · let something settle in its own steam To pause for a while when working or talking to make others anxious or curious.
#157 · 불을 지르다 · set fire to something To make someone have a strong feeling.
#158 · 막을[막이] 내리다 · lower the curtain[The curtain goes down] To finish a performance or event.
#159 · 마음의 준비 · preparation in one's mind A plan or determination to do something.
#160 · 다리(를) 건너다[넘다] · 말이나 물건 따위가 어떤 한 사람을 거쳐 다른 사람에게 넘어가다.
#161 · 소설(을) 쓰다 · write a novel To exaggerate and make up a story or tell a lie.
#162 · 낮잠 자다 · 해야 할 일을 하지 아니하고 태평하게 있다.
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#163 · 입맛(을) 다시다 · smack one's lips To desire to have something or take a certain action.
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#164 · 무대에 오르다 · climb the stage To be performed.
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#165 · 정신(이) 들다 · to become conscious For one's consciousness to return.
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#166 · 머리(를) 굴리다 · roll one's head To think hard to find a good way to solve a problem.
#167 · 무대에 서다 · stand on the stage To take part in a performance.
#168 · 날(을) 잡다 · grab a date; set a date To decide a wedding day.
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#169 · 물(을) 먹다 · eat water (slang) To face a tricky situation or fail an exam.
#170 · 목숨(을) 끊다 · cut off one's life To commit suicide.
#171 · 목(이) 마르게 · 몹시 애타게.
#172 · 넋(이) 나가다 · One's spirit goes out To have nothing in mind or lose one's senses.
#173 · 침(을) 뱉다 · spit saliva To despise and disdain someone regarding him/her as cheap and nasty.
#174 · 눈(을) 맞추다 · contact each other's eyes To look each other in the eyes.
#175 · 얼굴을 내밀다[내놓다/비치다] · stick out[put out/show] one's face To show up in a certain event or gathering, or attend.
#176 · 그러면 그렇(겠)지 · 어떤 일이 본래 마음먹었던 대로 되거나 생각대로 되었을 때에 자기의 짐작이 옳았다는 것을 이르는 말.
#177 · 자취를 감추다 · conceal one's trace To disappear from a certain place so that no one knows one's whereabouts.
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#178 · 못(을) 박다 · drive a nail To deeply hurt someone's heart.
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#179 · 발목(을) 잡다 · seize one's ankle To have someone tightly tied to a certain task and unable to escape from it.
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#180 · 손에 잡히다 · grab something in one's hands To work in an enthusiastic and efficient manner as one solved a problem or recovered one's composure.
#181 · 분위기 있다 · have the mood To give a delicate and stylish impression.
#182 · 도장(을) 찍다 · stamp one's seal To stamp one's seal on a document to enter into a contract.
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#183 · 자리(가) 나다 · A position is created; have an opening To have a job vacancy.
#184 · 방아쇠를 당기다 · pull the trigger To start something or provide a critical trigger for it.
#185 · 손뼉(을) 치다 · clap one's palms To agree on or be happy with something.
#186 · 몸(이) 나다 · One's body forms To gain weight and become fat.
#187 · 눈 깜짝할 사이 · the twinkle of an eye A very brief moment.
#188 · 보통(이) 아니다 · be not ordinary For skills to be excellent and extraordinary.
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#189 · 불이 꺼지다 · A light goes out For a work or business to finish.
#190 · 딱 잘라 · in the manner of cutting something decisively Very resolutely.
#191 · 정신(이) 팔리다 · One's attention has been sold For one's attention to be drawn to something.
#192 · 맛(이) 가다 · Someone's taste has gone (slang) For the behavior or mind of someone to appear abnormal.
#193 · 침묵을 지키다 · keep silent To not say anything.
#194 · 꽃(을) 피우다 · bear flowers; blossom For something to bear fruit or flourish, or to make something do so.
#195 · 땅을 파다 · (속되게) 농사를 짓다.
#196 · 피(를) 토하다 · vomit blood To get furiously enraged or give vent to one's pent-up anger.
#197 · 거짓말처럼[같이] · like a lie Changing completely from what it was in the past.
#198 · 마음(을) 잡다[다잡다] · hold[hold tighly] one's mind To concentrate one's distracted mind.
#199 · 그저 그렇다 · be just ordinary; be so-so To be not that special.
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#200 · 목(을) 베다 · 직장에서 쫓아내다. <동의 관용구> ‘목(을) 자르다’ ‘목을 떼다[따다]’ ‘목을 치다’
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