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1.Adjective
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salty
Tasting like salt.
Korean definition: 맛이 소금과 같다.
I ate somewhat salty food during the day, so I kept feeling thirsty.
I must have put too much salt in when making the soup, because the broth was salty.
- 2
begrudging; penny-pinching
(slang) Extremely frugal in spending money.
Korean definition: (속된 말로) 재물을 아끼는 태도가 몹시 심하다.
The teachers at my school tend to be stingy with grades, so it's hard to get a good score unless you work really hard.
My company's pay is too stingy for the work we do, so I'm thinking of moving to a company that pays more.
2.Verb
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build; make
To make a frame or structure such as a piece of furniture, box, etc.
Korean definition: 가구나 상자 등의 틀이나 구조물을 만들다.
She liked high-end furniture made from old zelkova wood.
Jisu wanted to have a large frame made for her wedding photo but couldn't find a suitable place.
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weave; make
To make fabric, etc., by interlacing strings, thread, etc.
Korean definition: 실이나 끈 등을 엮어서 옷감 등을 만들다.
Liu Bei, the hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, made a living as a child by weaving straw mats and selling them at the market.
Every Christmas, my mother gave me a sweater knitted from wool yarn.
- 3
form; organize
To make an organization or group by gathering people.
Korean definition: 사람을 모아 조직이나 단체를 구성하다.
Grown adults formed sides and fought like little kids.
We formed teams of two and played badminton.
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arrange; plan
To set up a plan or schedule.
Korean definition: 계획이나 일정을 세우다.
When our team was cornered, the coach called a timeout and told us the new strategy he had worked out.
Jisu planned a week's worth of meals and started her diet.
3.Verb
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squeeze
To extract water, oil, etc., from something by pressing or twisting.
Korean definition: 무엇을 누르거나 비틀어서 속에 든 물기나 기름 등을 빼내다.
Living leisurely in the mountains raising goats, he lived on the money from milking the goats and selling the milk.
Jisu's wrists were weak, so she couldn't wring out the thick blanket by herself.
- 2
beat one's brains out; concentrate oneself on
To try very hard to think; to focus one's concentration.
Korean definition: 온 힘을 다해 열심히 생각하다. 온 정신을 기울이다.
No matter how much I racked my brains, no good idea came to mind.
The harder the times, the more we must not lose heart but put our heads together to come up with wise solutions.
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cry
To shed tears, or fake cry.
Korean definition: 눈물을 흘리다. 또는 억지로 울다.
She had cried so much that she was squeezing out tears that would no longer come, unable to leave her mother's memorial altar.
She would cry at the drop of a hat, even over nothing.