Unit 5

Question 1

A tiger will come if talked about.
(Speak of the Devil)

Answer 1

호랑이도 제 말하면 온다

Question 2

The frog forgets (can’t think) it was once a tadpole.

Answer 2

(개구리) 올챙이 적 생각 못한다

Question 3

Reparing the barn after the cow is lost.
(There’s no use crying over spilt milk)

Answer 3

소 잃고 외양간 고친다

Question 4

A shrimp’s back explodes when whales fight (in a whales’ fight)
(An innocent bystander gets hurt in a fight)

Answer 4

고래 싸움에 새우 등 터진다

Question 5

Habits you have when 3 go on until you’re 80
(have the same bad habits as when you were young)

Answer 5

세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다

Question 6

Get stabbed in the foot by an ax you trust
(Stabbed in the back, betrayed by someone / something you trusted)

Answer 6

믿는 도끼에 발등 찍힌다

Question 7

Even a monkey can fall from a tree
(Everyone makes mistakes)

Answer 7

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다

Question 8

People even pay for hardships in their younger age
(Achieve something through hard work and preservation)

Answer 8

젊어서 고생은 사서도 한다

Question 9

A journey of a thousand k starts with one step

Answer 9

천 리 길도 한 걸음부터

Question 10

Beginning is half
(Starting is half the battle)

Answer 10

시작이 반이다

Question 11

Blabber mouth (light mouth)

Answer 11

입이 가볍다

Question 12

Tight-lipped, can keep a secret

Answer 12

입이 무겁다

Question 13

Poor appetite, picky eater

Answer 13

입이 짧다

Question 14

Gullible, easily convinced

Answer 14

귀가 얇다

Question 15

Know a lot of people

Answer 15

발이 넓다

Question 16

Quick, swift

Answer 16

신속하다

Question 17

Probability of rain (precipitation)

Answer 17

강수확률

Question 18

fresh (fruit/veg)

Answer 18

싱싱하다

Question 19

Receive recognition, be recognized

Answer 19

인정을 받다

Question 20

scold, tell off

Answer 20

야단을 치다

Question 21

competition (job, field)

Answer 21

경쟁

Question 22

business doesn’t do well

Answer 22

장사가 안 되다

Question 23

snowball

Answer 23

눈덩이

Question 24

rumor

Answer 24

소문

Question 25

no matter how / what

Answer 25

아무리

Question 26

performance

Answer 26

연주

Question 27

common knowledge

Answer 27

상식

Question 28

plentiful, ample, abundant

Answer 28

풍부하다

Question 29

not even for one week

Answer 29

일주일도 안 지나다

Question 30

childhood friend

Answer 30

죽마고우

Question 31

story

Answer 31

사연

Question 32

regrettable, pitiful

Answer 32

안타깝다

Question 33

entrance application form

Answer 33

입학 원서

Question 34

master thesis

Answer 34

석사 논문

Question 35

deadline

Answer 35

마감

Question 36

not hear much from

Answer 36

연락이 뜸하다

Question 37

overlap

Answer 37

겹치다

Question 38

final exam

Answer 38

기말고사

Question 39

diligent

Answer 39

부지런하다

Question 40

sense of betrayal

Answer 40

배신감

Question 41

comfortable, relaxed, carefree

Answer 41

느긋하다

Question 42

Doctoral coursework

Answer 42

박사 과정

Question 43

of all things / days / people

Answer 43

하필이면

Question 44

Barely, nearly, only, merely

Answer 44

겨우

Question 45

oh no... That kind of...

Answer 45

저런

Question 46

Office worker

Answer 46

직장인

Question 47

Lecture hall

Answer 47

강당

Question 48

large amount of money

Answer 48

큰돈

Question 49

thoughts and feelings

Answer 49

소감

Question 50

there is no smoke without fire

Answer 50

아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 날까

Question 51

keep an eye on

Answer 51

지켜보다

Question 52

depart a country

Answer 52

출국하다

Question 53

have interest heat up

Answer 53

관심이 뜨겁다

Question 54

unattainable prize

Answer 54

그림의 떡

Question 55

agriculture

Answer 55

농업

Question 56

to farm

Answer 56

농사짓다

Question 57

have more than enough time/space/money etc to spare Relaxed, easygoing

Answer 57

여유 (가 있다) 여유롭다

Question 58

precious

Answer 58

귀한