unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
as a child; when one was a child
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
evening meal; dinner; supper
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
prescribed form (of writing); format
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
about; on; regarding; per; for every
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
hallyu; Korean wave; rise in global popularity of Korean pop culture
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
holding out a little longer