Basic Korean Dictionary: intermediate words

as many as, as much as, no less than (denoting an unexpectedly large number); none other than, no other than (denoting an unexpected occurrence or entity)

Adverb

서투르다

to be unskillful, inexperienced, unhandy; to be unfamiliar, to be unaccustomed, to feel ill at ease; to be rash and careless (in a task)

Adjective

졸업생

graduate; alumnus

Noun

공동체

community

Noun

허벅지

upper thigh; thigh; inside of the thigh

Noun

단순

simple; red lips

Noun

차차

gradually, little by little

Adverb

다듬다

to prune, to trim; to make even, to smooth; to plume, to preen; to polish, to refine; to finish up

Verb

제때

right time, right moment

Noun

비키니

bikini (two-piece swimsuit)

Noun

허용하다

to allow, to permit (through a formal convention)

Verb

악수하다

to shake hands (grasp another person's hands)

Verb

혜택

benefit; advantage

Noun

열매

fruit

Noun

더불다

to be accompanied by, to bring a person; do together, join in

Verb

원리

principle

Noun

생기

liveliness, vitality, vigor

Noun

미련

lingering attachment, persistent affection; pigheadedness, stubbornness, obstinacy; the seventh and eighth lines of a 율시 (律詩, yulsi, “Chinese eight-line verse”)

Noun

중국어

The Chinese language, often specifically the written language.

Noun

올

a thread, strand, ply, warp (of string); vers, versatile

Noun

호실

room number

Noun

선전

propaganda (concerted set of messages); fighting well

Noun

활발하다

animated, brisk, lively

Adjective

합

sum; total

Noun

지각하다

to be late (for work, school, etc.); to perceive

Verb

양보하다

to concede, to yield, to give in, to compromise

Verb

들려주다

to tell, to let hear, to narrate

Verb

소지품

effects, personal belongings

Noun

유통

circulation; distribution

Noun

무의미하다

meaningless, to be nonsense

Adjective

깨뜨리다

to shatter, break into pieces

Verb

소설가

novelist (author of novels)

Noun

액수

sum (of money)

Noun

뚜렷하다

to be clear, distinct, plain

Adjective

중고

secondhand, used; medieval times

Noun

단위

a unit; a counter; academic credit

Noun

눈길

gaze; The object of one's gaze.

Noun

표지판

sign, notice, signboard

Noun

호흡하다

to breathe

Verb

무사

warrior; being safe, being without mishap (accident); peace, safety; no outs; no player from the batting side has been removed during the current inning

Noun

동요

children's song; stir, agitation, ferment; fluctuation; the class below 핵심(核心) (haeksim) and above 적대(敵對) (jeokdae)

Noun

이리저리

here and there, this way and that way, from place to place, back and forth

Adverb

인간성

humanity (the human condition or nature)

Noun

상류

upper reaches; upper portion of a river

Noun

어려움

difficulty

Noun

차마

possibly stand, possibly bear; used in a negated sentence to emphasize the emotional impossibility of the negated act

Adverb

들려오다

to be bruited about; to have come to hearing

Verb

며느리

daughter-in-law

Noun

조언하다

to advise

Verb

인재

talented person

Noun

초청

invitation

Noun

구부리다

to bend, to curve

Verb

비판하다

to criticize

Verb

적용하다

to apply

Verb

연고

ointment, paste, salve

Noun

늘어놓다

to spread out; to place in rows; to place in a scattered way; to start many things at once; to send people to multiple locations and communicate with them; to talk a lot

Verb

드나들다

to come and go; to frequent

Verb

판매하다

to sell (to agree to transfer goods or provide services)

Verb

캠페인

campaign

Noun

불가피하다

inevitable, unavoidable