Korean vocabulary — Society & Concepts 3

He had all the traitors executed by firing squad.

My father was shot to death by the enemy during the war.

The deceased, Mr. Kim, was found shot to death on a hillside.

The old man shot the bear that threatened him with the gun he had.

The ruling party won a big victory in this general election.

The ruling party failed to win a majority of seats in the general election.

It was the collective opinion of the people that our troops should not be sent to war.

The fistfight between the two groups eventually escalated into shooting.

All the distinguished guests turned out in full for Jisu's wedding.

The front part of that book laid out the general provisions related to insurance.

The union members decided to go on a general strike in protest of the company's wage freeze.

The student council held a protest on campus against the school's tuition increase.

The whole nation's unity drove out the dictatorship.

The board held a general meeting to elect a new president.

The party members reported the state of public opinion to the top leadership.

There was tension in the eyes of the soldier watching the enemy from the front line.

Senior Kim was at the forefront of the human rights movement during his student years.

The final trial of the case that had drawn public attention became a huge social topic.

On Chuseok, our whole family gathers with relatives to make songpyeon and hold an ancestral rite.

On the morning of Chuseok day, the whole family got up early to prepare the ancestral rite table.

When Thanksgiving comes, our family gathers together and usually eats turkey.

Given our current situation, it's very hard to keep up with advanced technology that's far ahead.

After the tax investigation, our company was forced to pay an additional collection and had to pay extra taxes.

He was caught falsely reporting his income and had to pay a huge amount in additional penalty fees.

Since there are many hopefuls wanting to buy the apartment, they plan to distribute the sale rights through a lottery system.

All the misconduct that person habitually commits is filthy beyond imagination.

Seunggyu, the eldest son of the family, wrote the ritual prayer on the floor before the ancestral rite.

Inside the palace, a ceremonial performance wishing the king a long life was in full swing.

I was worried about how much money to give as a wedding gift when going to my friend's wedding.

The politician is under investigation on suspicion of illegally accumulating wealth.

The board decided on the forced expulsion of the executive who committed fraud.

After a long time in prison, he is finally about to be released.

I have American nationality, but I've lived in Canada the whole time.

Minjun was born in France, but since he acquired Korean nationality, he enlisted in the military a while ago.

In the end, he gave up his nationality and emigrated to another country.

Our players competed fairly, following the rules of the game.

The children set a rule that they take turns cleaning the classroom once a week, and they follow it.

We all need to follow the school rules well.

It was reported on the news that the typhoon damage was severe nationwide.

On the TV screen, two anchors could be seen sitting side by side, presenting the news.

I start my day watching the news every morning.

Seonggyu wrote a letter to his grandmother in the countryside and waited all week for a reply.

Minjun wrote a reply to his ex-girlfriend's letter, revising it several times with difficulty.

When I get an email, I try to send a reply as quickly as possible.

The local broadcasting station produces and airs its own news about the region.

In front of the broadcasting station, high school girls who came to see a popular singer are always camped out.

My dream is to work at a broadcasting station.

The teacher explained the question in detail.

This book has an easy-to-understand explanation of how to knit.

Jisu explains things so well and easily that all her friends ask her whenever they have a problem they don't understand.

Applications to participate in this marathon race are being accepted until this weekend.

Due to a lot of interest, applications to participate in the course were closed early.

The course registration period is almost over, so I'm worried about which class to take.

In a movie, a natural connection between each scene is important.

While writing, I'm troubled because the sentences aren't connecting smoothly.

This bridge is an important facility that serves as a connection between the two cities.

When the king died, the prince ascended to the throne.

The king holds all power and rules the country.

The subjects swore loyalty to the king and helped with affairs of state.

The teacher kindly answered the students' questions.

The actor received an unexpected question at the press conference but answered wittily.

When the police announced the culprit of the case, questions poured in from reporters.

For a law to pass, there must be agreement from more than half.

I agreed to move to another neighborhood, but my mother said she didn't want to.

At the meeting, most attendees expressed agreement with the new policy.

The entry-exit stamps put on passports differ from country to country.

When going abroad or returning from abroad, you must fill out an entry-exit form.

He applied for a visa extension at the immigration office.

How did you become close with a classmate from the next class in just a week?

Thanks to the child's outgoing personality, they have quite a lot of close friends.

I've known Minjun since elementary school, so we are very close.

Minjun did his best even in small tasks and was praised by the teacher.

Father generously gave words of praise to my younger sibling who won first place in the competition.

You can't always receive only praise, so don't be too disappointed.

Within the whole company, our team's performance was the best.

They get along well among the team members, so they always work with smiling faces.

Our team beat the opposing team by a large margin in this game.

I wrote my name in Hangeul and Chinese characters on my resume.

Jisu wrote down the fast-paced English lecture in Hangeul.

Six-year-old Seunggyu could fluently read the signs on the street after learning Hangeul.

Yumin treated her friends to celebrate getting a job.

The club's senior member promised to treat the juniors after the regular performance ended.

Minjun, whose family is well-off, likes treating others and always paid the bill himself.

The members of our mountain climbing club go hiking together once a month.

To become a member of our academic society, you must pass an interview.

To use this library, you must sign up as a member.

In the past, our government encouraged family planning to prevent population growth.

Our couple plans to have many children without setting up any special family planning.

They talked seriously about family planning even before marriage.

In Catholicism, various events are held to commemorate Jesus's resurrection.

Catholic believers gathered in full at the cathedral to attend the pope's funeral mass.

She majored in Catholic theology at university.

Representatives from each country gathered to prepare countermeasures for global warming.

I exchanged contact with friends from each country in the world through the internet.

As the Olympics opening ceremony began, each country's team entered the stadium.

Jisu disliked her parents' interference, so she became independent as soon as she became an adult.

That senior colleague meddles a lot in others' privacy, so he's disliked by his coworkers.

I try not to carelessly interfere in other people's affairs.

Mr. Kim ended up in prison for stealing a loaf of bread.

Since coming out of prison, I've become a different person and am living sincerely.

He finished ten years in prison and finally became a free man.

Today in English class, we learned how to write exclamatory sentences.

This poem ends each stanza with an exclamatory sentence.

The teacher explained the difference between exclamatory and declarative sentences with examples.

As winter approached, migratory birds moved from the north to the south side of the river.

Many people cited Namsan as a landmark of Gangbuk.

A subway crossing Gangbuk and Gangnam opened, shortening commute times.

Coercion can restrain actions, but it cannot restrain thoughts.

Parents' coercion forcing their children to study actually has a bad effect on academic performance.

Despite his boss's coercion, he didn't follow the unjust instructions.

A new formidable rival appeared to challenge the company monopolizing the phone market.

The Korean national team faced formidable Brazil in the World Cup but surprisingly put up a good fight.

This final's opponent is a formidable team that won the last competition.

Several loafers appeared and took money from the merchants.

Minjun resolved to give up his long-time life as a loafer.

The neighborhood loafers always passed the time in the alley.

Chairman Kim holds the final right to decide over the company's business.

Our grandfather gave the right to decide over managing the property to father.

The final right to decide on this project lies with the team leader.

The child always used to leave out one of the double final consonants when doing dictation.

That foreign student learned even double final consonants and could read all words containing final consonants.

The teacher explained to the students how to pronounce words containing double final consonants.

As soon as the attack order was given, we charged toward the enemy.

Assemblyman Kim, who committed corruption, became the target of citizens' attacks.

As no goals were scored, the coach had even the defenders join the attack.

Since public parking lots are made for citizens, the fee is affordable.

As the welfare budget increased, more people enjoy public welfare benefits.

The government announced a new policy for the public interest.

This program is a good program that has both publicness and public interest.

He criticized the media for losing its publicness and prioritizing commercialism.

This broadcaster is minimizing ads to maintain its publicness.

A park made for public purpose cannot be owned by any one individual.

The city library is open to citizens as a public-purpose facility.

This building was built for public purpose, so anyone can use it freely.

The two neighboring countries are actively engaging in cultural and technological exchange.

Academic exchange with scholars around the world helped improve the quality of our academic society's research.

The two cities became sister cities and continue student exchange every year.

Since accidents frequently occur on this road, traffic police are always stationed there.

Seunggyu was caught by a traffic police officer on the other side while crossing the street where there was no crosswalk.

When I asked why the road was so congested, I was told that traffic police were cracking down on drunk driving.

Since the population of Seoul is dense, traffic congestion is getting worse day by day.

Traffic congestion in our neighborhood was greatly relieved by the opening of the subway.

Traffic congestion is so bad every morning that I'm often late for work.

Minjun was caught by a traffic cop for drunk driving.

A traffic cop was busy directing traffic on the crowded street.

I was caught jaywalking by a traffic cop and paid a fine.

The authority of the National Assembly is to enact laws and supervise the executive and judicial branches.

The president rejected the bill submitted by the National Assembly? The National Assembly says it will vote on it again.

At the extraordinary session of the National Assembly scheduled for next week, additional budget allocation is expected to be discussed as the main agenda.

The dictator kept building up the military to maintain power.

After he became a member of the National Assembly and grabbed power, his attitude became arrogant and he was criticized by the public.

That politician is interested in using his power to help poor and struggling people.

In a patriarchal society, a man's authority within the household was considered important.

The more a society values hierarchical relationships, the more it tends to highlight the authority of superiors.

If you receive a doctoral degree, you can be seen as having expertise and authority in that major.

He violated the drug prohibition regulation and cannot compete in the Olympics.

According to the company's internal regulations, employees with no performance had their pay cut.

Since there was no clear regulation for punishment, his punishment was impossible.

This summer vacation, animated films for children are trending in the theater district.

Since the movie admission fee was raised, the number of viewers visiting the theater district has decreased slightly.

With many movies about to be released, the Chuseok theater district is expected to be crowded with audiences.

With the development of the travel industry, travel agencies are also becoming larger and more corporatized.

Local farmers established a cooperative and commercialized local specialty products, achieving the corporatization of agriculture.

Our orchard now directly handles everything from fruit sales to customer management. I see. It seems the agricultural sector is gradually becoming more corporatized.

He was in charge of both the planning and production of this performance.

Thanks to planning the exhibition in advance, things went smoothly without being hectic.

Why are you so busy these days? I was put in charge of planning a newly published book.

To prevent the financial crisis, leaders of European countries held an emergency meeting in Belgium.

When the ferry sinking accident occurred, the victims' families convened an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

The government and medical officials held an emergency meeting to prevent the newly spreading epidemic.

He had to accept the disadvantage as a price for breaking the rule.

If you report late, you may suffer a disadvantage in taxes.

That country's income inequality problem is at a serious level.

Various policies are being discussed to resolve educational inequality.

The workers demanded that the irrationality of the company system be improved.

He tried to eliminate the irrationality that existed throughout society.

That policy received fierce criticism from citizens.

He tried to accept the criticism humbly.

His compliment felt like an empty word.

Saying we should get a meal sometime was just a common insincere remark.

He ended up with a big debt due to the business failure.

She paid off all her debt over several years.

He got zero points on the exam and was greatly disappointed.

This presentation was basically a failing score due to lack of preparation.

He received treatment at a private hospital.

This city has both private and public schools.

He is in charge of accounting-related office work at the company.

This department mainly handles document-organizing paperwork.

He got a clerical job after graduating from university.

Office-work positions mainly involve handling documents in front of a computer.

Celebrities also have the right to have their private lives protected.

He was reluctant to talk about his private life.

The company decided to cut this quarter's business expenses.

The details of business expenditures must be recorded accurately.

The author held an autograph session to celebrate the release of the new book.

Fans lined up from dawn to attend the autograph session.

The contract listed several matters to pay attention to.

The matters to discuss at the meeting were organized in advance.

The students participated in community service activities during the vacation.

He goes out to do community service every weekend.

She majored in social work at university.

That organization is carrying out social work to help disadvantaged neighbors.

He started social life for the first time after getting a job.

To do well in social life, you need an attitude of consideration for others.

The government invested a large budget in fostering high-tech industry.

The tourism industry greatly helped the region's economy.

The police conducted an investigation to find the culprit in that murder case.

That novel was written based on a real murder case.

She was lost in deep thought as she looked back on her life.

That book calmly portrays the lives of ordinary people.

In this document, unnecessary parts have been omitted.

The presentation time was short, so omission of detailed content was inevitable.

The doctor did his best to save the patient's life.

All life should be regarded as precious.

The factory puts a large amount of product into production every day.

Production speed increased with the introduction of new machinery.

For them, survival was the most important issue of all.

Efforts for survival continued in the extreme environment.

That country shows an advanced level in medical technology.

This company introduced advanced technology to increase productivity.

That country has developed into a developed country in recent years.

The developed countries discussed a solution to this problem together.

After his persistent persuasion, she also changed her mind.

Presenting logical evidence is an effective method of persuasion.

This company has grown steadily since its establishment.

Many people participated in donations for the establishment of the school.

The effort so far led to good results.

The company achieved its targeted results this year.

As soon as he reached the age of majority, he started living independently.

Once you reach adulthood, there are more things you can legally decide for yourself.

There were long negotiations for the establishment of a contract between the two companies.

This theory is possible to form based on a few assumptions.

This survey form has a section to write your age and gender.

That hospital accepts all patients regardless of gender.

He matured faster compared to his age.

This fruit is still not fully mature, so it tastes bitter.

His surname is fairly common in this area.

Excuse me, but may I ask your surname?

This company has achieved rapid growth in recent years.

A balanced diet is important for the child's healthy growth.

That singer signed a contract with a new agency.

The agency manages the actor's schedule.

That tool has various uses.

This old machine is now of little use.

This land is under his ownership.

She didn't have great desire for possession.

She often speaks by quoting proverbs.

This proverb contains the wisdom of the ancients.

We held a year-end party with our coworkers.

We decided to hold this year's year-end party at a nice restaurant.

My friends prepared a farewell party for me.

Everyone felt sad at his farewell party.

Demand for heating appliances increases in winter.

The supply of that product is insufficient compared to its demand.

His level of Korean has improved a lot.

This product has world-class quality standards.

This company earns large profits from car exports.

As exports increased, the economy became more vibrant.

That team took the number one ranking this season.

The sales ranking is newly announced every week.

I left to study abroad after receiving my parents' consent.

He finally expressed his consent.

This time, he was promoted to department head.

After working hard, he got the chance for a promotion.

The neighbor made a noise report to the police.

Fire trucks were dispatched after receiving the fire report.

He did not reveal his own identity.

To enter, you must prove your identity.

He always keeps his promises to maintain his credibility.

I made the payment with a credit card.

The implementation of the new policy is scheduled for next month.

The survey was carried out online.

News of the hiker's disappearance was reported.

The police are investigating the child's disappearance case.