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TOPIK level 4 vocabulary lessons 136–180

Part 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 of the 2,168 words

542 words, each under the lesson that teaches it. The list is the course's: level 4 of the National Institute of Korean Language's graded list (whose lists).

136 · 변 감독의 연기 노트

Director Byun's notes

WordMeaning
다소somewhat
비교적relatively; rather
상당히fairly; pretty
퍽quite; very much
썩exceedingly; greatly
제법pretty much; impressively
곧잘quite well; frequently
한결better; more
한층more; much more
더욱더all the more; even more
차차gradually
차츰gradually

137 · 에피소드 총정리

Summing up the episode

WordMeaning
대강roughly
대략roughly; approximately
대충roughly; cursorily
대개most; majority
절반half
일부분part; some
부분적partial
전체적overall
일체entirely; wholly
몽땅all
온갖all; every
갖가지assortment; variety

138 · 방법이 없다

It just won't work

WordMeaning
도무지(not) at all; by any possibility
도저히(not) at all; by any possibility
좀처럼easily; anytime soon
아예from the outset; not at all
아무런any; no
차마chama
그다지little; not greatly
여간normally; ordinarily
어차피in any case; after all
어찌하다show why; do something
소용없다useless; fruitless
소용use; good

139 · 혹독한 날씨 불평

Complaining about the weather

WordMeaning
극히greatly; extremely
지극히extremely; utterly
몹시much; extremely
대단히very much; greatly
되게very; really
너무나too; excessively
워낙too; excessively
하도too; excessively
어찌나so
굉장하다gigantic; huge
엄청나다enormous; colossal
그토록that much

140 · 오직 너만을 위해

Only you

WordMeaning
오로지solely; exclusively
오직just; only
단just; merely
다만merely; just
단지just; but
유일being sole
예외exception
특수being unusual; being unique
특정being specific; being particular
별다르다particular; special
유난히fastidiously; unusually
딴different; other

141 · 결말 논쟁

Arguing about the ending

WordMeaning
아무튼in any case; anyway
어쨌든anyway; anyhow
하여튼in any case; anyway
하긴in fact; in truth
정작actually
차라리rather
오히려on the contrary; rather
게다가additionally
더구나moreover
더욱이besides
아울러also; besides
이른바as they say; so-called

142 · 지호의 하차설

Is Jiho leaving the show?

WordMeaning
아마도maybe; likely
어쩌면maybe; perhaps
아무래도in all respects; by any possibility
어쩌다accidentally; by chance
설마really
과연indeed
분명clearly; surely
확실하다certain; sure
확실히certainly; surely
확신belief; conviction
명확하다clear; obvious
뚜렷하다clear

143 · 방송 분량 줄이기

Cutting the running time

WordMeaning
되도록if possible
최대한to the hilt; fully
최대the largest; the most
최소minimum; least
최소한as little as possible
이내within; less than
적절하다right; appropriate
마땅하다proper; suitable
마땅히naturally; suitably
넉넉하다enough; sufficient
적어지다drop; fall
줄어들다diminish

144 · 연습이 완벽을 만든다

Practice makes perfect

WordMeaning
못지않다no less than; as good as
익다skilled; experienced
서툴다clumsy; unskilled
완벽perfection
향상improvement; enhancement
수준standard; norm
한계limit; boundary
한limit; end
달하다reach; accomplish
힘쓰다work hard; try hard
꾸준하다steady; constant
열중absorption; immersion

145 · 단단한 마음가짐

Making up her mind

WordMeaning
마음먹다make up one's mind; be determined
각오determination; resolve
다짐promise; assurance
마음속innermost thoughts; mind
마음가짐mindset
비상하다unusual; extraordinary
의지will; determination
신념belief; faith
간절하다sincere; ardent
바람wish; desire
뜻대로one's own way
막상in reality

146 · 미소 뒤에 숨긴 진실

Behind her smile

WordMeaning
속마음heart
맘mind; nature
본능instinct
무관심indifference; disinterest
괜히vainly; in vain
안되다pitiful; poor
막연하다hazy; vague
심리적mental
정신적mental
자극stimulus; stimulation
환상illusion; fantasy
착각illusion; delusion

147 · 시련을 견디며

Enduring

WordMeaning
고통pain
고통스럽다painful; hurtful
견디다bear; stand
버티다bear; endure
겪다go through; undergo
그럭저럭somehow; passably
그런대로passably; tolerably
묵묵히silently; quietly
의욕volition; zeal
신세circumstances; condition
불행unhappiness; misery
겹치다overlap

148 · 지혜로운 거지

The wise beggar

WordMeaning
어리석다silly; stupid
지혜wisdom
지혜롭다wise
철discretion
성숙maturity; ripeness
깨닫다realize; perceive
진리truth
비로소not till then
약점weakness; shortcoming
지식knowledge
거지beggar; scum
받아들이다receive; take

149 · 서로 다른 시각

Different viewpoints

WordMeaning
관점perspective; viewpoint
시각viewpoint; perspective
주관적being subjective
객관적objective
상대적being relative
판단judgment; decision
고려consideration
인식recognition; awareness
논의discussion
논쟁debate; argument
토의discussion; debate
주장assertion

150 · 기본으로 돌아가라

Back to basics

WordMeaning
기본basics; prerequisite
기반basis
근본essence; base
근본적fundamental
원리principle; fundamental
근거base; stronghold
자세posture; pose
바르다straight; upright
자연스럽다natural; unaffected
반응reaction; response
반영reflection
움직임movement; motion

151 · 방송국의 조건

The network's conditions

WordMeaning
수용acceptance
반발opposition; resistance
인정recognition; acknowledgment
전제assumption; condition
간섭interference; meddling
제약constraint
제한limit
허용permission; allowing
허가permission; approval
제외exclusion
불가wrong; impossibility
필수essentials; requirements

152 · 비상 대책 회의

Crisis meeting

WordMeaning
대책measure; action
해결책solution; answer
방안way; measure
대응response; correspondence
대처management; dealing with
대체alternation; substitution
보완supplementation
처리handling; treatment
사태situation; state
불가피하다inevitable; unavoidable
큰일big project; bad accident
대비preparedness; readiness

153 · 새 시즌의 목표

Goals for the new season

WordMeaning
설정set-up
달성achievement; attainment
이룩하다achieve; accomplish
실천practice; action
시도try; attempt
실시execution; operation
진출expansion; charge
성과result; outcome
업적achievement; accomplishment
기여contribution
개발development; exploitation
확보securing; obtaining

154 · 협찬사의 지원금

Money from the sponsor

WordMeaning
보조help; subsidy
보장guarantee
혜택benefit; advantage
유리being profitable; being beneficial
불리disadvantage
보상compensation; reward
물질적material
기부donation
모금fund-raising
지원support; aid
금융finance
소유ownership; possession

155 · 세트장 보안 수칙

Set rules

WordMeaning
질서order
유지keeping; maintaining
책임지다be in charge; be responsible
책임duty; responsibility
책임감sense of responsibility
지정designation
접근access; approach
보안security
금하다prohibit; ban
공적public; official
체계system
이외the others; being other than

156 · 새 기획안 발표

Pitching a new show

WordMeaning
제시offer; production
채택selection; choice
의도intention; purpose
유도inducement; guidance
구성formation; composition
요소element; component
요인factor; cause
소재material; subject matter
부문division; section
내세우다stand out; put up
도입introduction
기존existing already

157 · 서류 수속과 시스템

Paperwork

WordMeaning
첨부attachment
등기registration; registered mail
수속procedure
절차procedure
번거롭다inconvenient; cumbersome
불충분insufficiency; deficiency
입력input; entry
저장storage
시스템system
정보화digitization
사용자user; consumer
이용자user

158 · 도서관의 서 작가

Writer Seo at the library

WordMeaning
대출loan; lending
연체being overdue; arrearage
연체료late fee
읽히다be read
읽히다make someone read; make someone read out
펼치다open; spread out
실례example; instance
사례example; case
일종kind; sort
분류sorting; classification
유형type; category
명name

159 · 시장 골목 풍경

The market episode

WordMeaning
경기economy; business
장사business
사들이다buy up; lay in
상가shopping complex; shopping mall
노동자worker; working people
변동change; fluctuation
입금deposit; payment on account
잔뜩full; fully
각종varieties; all kinds
흔하다common; commonplace
흔히often; commonly
다루다do; sell and buy

160 · 시청자들의 사연

Letters from viewers

WordMeaning
사연story; full story
그대geudae
님nim
아무개so-and-so
모so-and-so
항의protest; complaint
말투manner of speaking
대상자candidate; recipient
가정주부housewife
상담원counselor; advisor
관심사matter of interest
접하다learn; become a shaman

161 · 혼자 대사를 외우는 지호

Jiho reads his lines alone

WordMeaning
중얼거리다mumble
해설explanation; interpretation
이르다tell; let someone know
실감lifelike feeling; actual feeling
집중적intensive
소홀하다negligent; indifferent
여전히just as it was before
다름없다not different
부지런히diligently; hurriedly
나름nareum
소중히valuably
마치as if

162 · 남북 정상회담 씬

The summit

WordMeaning
회담talk; meeting
양국both countries; two countries
선진국advanced country; developed country
선진being advanced
국경일national holiday
평화롭다peaceful
상징symbol; emblem
경계boundary; border
남북north and south; North and South Korea
안팎inside and outside; what one says and what one does
영역territory; domain
난리war; fight
이념ideology

163 · 기묘한 냄새

A strange smell

WordMeaning
풍기다smell; give off
독하다poisonous; potent
배다permeate; soak into
독poison
퍼지다spread out; flare out
흡수absorption; intake
제거removal
상쾌하다refreshing
물질material; substance
작용working; function
현상phenomenon
발생occurrence; outbreak

164 · 숨겨진 보물

Buried treasure

WordMeaning
묻다bury; hide
묻히다be covered; be hidden
보물treasure
깔리다be laid out; be spread
밟히다be stepped; be shadowed
맺다form; bear
사방four directions; all sides
흩어지다scatter; disperse
동서남북all directions; NSEW
한가운데middle; center
구석corner; remote place
군데place; spot

165 · 조선 시대 마을 세트

A Joseon village set

WordMeaning
찍다strike; chop
잘리다be cut; be severed
넘어오다come over; come across
가르다cut; divide
얹다place; lay
빚다make; mould
엮다weave; plait
탑tower; pagoda
두드리다knock; tap
들이다let someone in; allow someone in
꽂히다be stuck
새기다carve; engrave

166 · 군중 씬과 긴박한 추격

Crowd scene

WordMeaning
가로막다block; be in the way
끌어당기다pull; draw
잡아당기다pull
당기다attract; stimulate the appetite
둘러싸다wrap; surround
매달리다hang; dangle
나서다come out; come forward
나아가다move forward; advance
발걸음gait; visit
발길step; visit
끌리다be dragged; be attracted
벌어지다widen; grow

167 · 시청자 계층 분석

Who watches the show?

WordMeaning
분포distribution
비율ratio; proportion
범위scope; range
속하다belong
나뉘다be divided; be split
구별distinction; differentiation
구분categorization; classification
저마다each
계층class
일반적general; popular
고등high-level
저급being low; being low-skilled

168 · 효율적인 제작 현장

Saving time on set

WordMeaning
효과적being effective; being effectual
효율적being efficient; being effective
합리적being rational; being reasonable
이상적being ideal
현실적being realistic; being practical
활용use; utilization
용도use; purpose
간편하다simple and comfortable
손쉽다easy
실용적practical
불필요being unnecessary
일석이조killing two birds with one stone

169 · 흥행작의 비결

What makes a hit

WordMeaning
중요성importance
필요성necessity; need
필수적being essential; being required
비중weight; importance
본질essence; nature
절대적absolute; complete
완전completeness
균형balance
차원level; dimension
미치다reach; influence
영향력power of influence
간접적indirect
직접적direct

170 · 모든 사건의 시작

How the trouble started

WordMeaning
비롯되다originate; begin
비롯하다start; begin
계기opportunity; chance
동기motive
인하다result from; be caused by
생겨나다emerge; occur
벌어지다be held; be thrown
전후front and rear; being immediate
사정situation; circumstances
출현appearance
초기beginning; start
뒤늦다belated

171 · 다니엘의 홀로서기

Daniel lives alone

WordMeaning
독립independence
자취trace; aftermath
마련preparation; plan
지니다keep; cherish
분수judgment; one's means
아깝다regrettable; precious
형편situation; state
여건condition; circumstances
별도separate one; extra one
엉망mess; disaster
까먹다peel and eat; squander
마음껏to the full; to one's satisfaction

172 · 까다로운 서사와 연기

A difficult storyline

WordMeaning
자살suicide; self-murder
생존survival
괴롭히다torment; harass
장애obstacle; disability
무리being too much; unreasonableness
망치다ruin; spoil
행위act; action
행하다do; conduct
우려worry; concern
충격적being shocking
미치다go mad; lose one's mind
되살아나다revive; come to life again

173 · 신입 실습생의 열정

The new trainee

WordMeaning
실습on-the-job training; practical exercise
기술technology; skill
전문적professional
인력human power; human agency
경쟁력competitiveness
유능competence; ability
지식인intellectual
보급diffusion; distribution
최신latest; newest
예비reserve; stock
정식being full; being official
임시being provisional; being tentative

174 · 마음의 쉼터 상담실

Yuna sees a counsellor

WordMeaning
압력pressure; strain
상담실counseling office; counseling center
단순히simply; just
무의미meaninglessness; insignificance
부정negative
아무렇다whatever; careless
굳이in the manner of taking trouble; obstinately
무관하다irrelevant; unrelated
상관correlation; meddling
상관없이regardless of; without an issue
불구하다be not hindered by; disregard
진정하다true; sincere

175 · 거리의 축제 퍼레이드

The parade scene

WordMeaning
뒤따르다follow; chase
앞서before; earlier
앞세우다make someone go ahead; let someone lead
앞장서다be at the head; take the lead
단독being independent; being singular
간격interval; space
위아래up and down; juniors and seniors
정반대direct opposite
측side
저리away
그리that way; there
이대로as it is; as it stands

176 · 촬영 대기실의 수다

Chatting between takes

WordMeaning
그렇지of course; that's right
그야말로certainly; indeed
뭘no problem; piece of cake
맘대로as one wants
일단first; in the first place
그나마nevertheless; still
마찬가지being the same
비록even though; although
심지어even
십상easy to; prone to
달리unlike; unusually
자연히naturally

177 · 생생한 기억의 편린

A vivid memory

WordMeaning
생생하다fresh; healthy
눈앞close place; near future
실제truth; actual state
현실reality
불확실being uncertain; being unsure
갈수록increasingly
저절로by oneself; by itself
서서히gradually; steadily
그만큼that much
이만큼this much
저만큼that much; some distance away
온통entirely; wholly

178 · 소품 빵 굽기

Baking bread for the scene

WordMeaning
공기bowl
조각piece; slice
리터liter
분량quantity
다듬다mend; trim
뭉치다crumple; mass
묻히다get (something) on; smear
결합combination; union
량amount
알차다substantial
풍부하다rich; abundant
꼭firmly; tightly

179 · 세트장 일반 공개

Opening the set to visitors

WordMeaning
개방opening; opening to the public
확장expansion; extension
내부inside; interior
덧붙이다add
텅emptily; vacantly
맨most; the very
밑바닥bottom; corner
하bottom; lowest
뒤집다turn inside out; turn upside down
날리다fly; blow
용건business; things to do
참여participation; involvement

180 · 최후의 심판과 영광

The verdict

WordMeaning
심판judgment; decision
가리다distinguish; differentiate
찍히다be stamped; be smudged
실체substance; entity
늘어놓다arrange; display
입장position; situation
의사mind; intention
연관relation; connection
돌려보내다return
사소하다trifling; trivial
철저히perfectly; immaculately
안기다put something in one's arms; charge