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Eighty-seven frequent TOPIK II words: society, law and politics, work and the economy, nature, feelings and relationships, daily life and money, culture, and key adverbs, each with an original polite sentence on the front (news style for written words).

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  1. 불법 (bulbeop) (n.)
    이 길에 차를 세우는 것은 불법이에요.
    illegality; illegal

    Parking on this street is illegal.

    Note: Before a noun it works like an adjective: 불법 주차, illegal parking. The opposite is 합법.
    Society & Media
  2. 이념 (inyeom) (n.)
    이 학교는 나눔과 봉사를 교육 이념으로 삼고 있어요.
    ideology; guiding philosophy

    This school takes sharing and service as its educational philosophy.

    Note: Mostly written; in the news it is political ideology: 정치 이념.
    Education & Study
  3. 임신 (imsin) (n.)
    언니가 임신 삼 개월이라서 요즘 많이 조심하고 있어요.
    pregnancy

    My sister is three months pregnant, so she's being very careful these days.

    Note: The verb is 임신하다.
    Health
  4. 구속 (gusok) (n.)
    부모님의 구속이 너무 심해서 답답할 때가 있어요.
    restraint, restriction; (legal) detention

    Sometimes I feel stifled because my parents are too restrictive.

    Note: In the news 구속 is the detention of a suspect: 구속되다, to be taken into custody.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 치르다 (chireuda) (v.)
    가구를 샀는데 값은 배달받을 때 현금으로 치렀어요.
    to pay (a price); to go through (an exam, an event)

    I bought furniture and paid for it in cash when it was delivered.

    Watch out: 으-irregular: 치러요, 치렀어요, never 치뤄요. It also takes exams and ceremonies: 시험을 치르다.
    Daily Life & Money
  6. 때로 (ttaero) (adv.)
    혼자 여행하는 것이 때로 외롭게 느껴져요.
    sometimes, at times

    Traveling alone sometimes feels lonely.

    Note: 때로는 means the same and is the more common form in speech.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 전문가 (jeonmunga) (n.)
    이 그림이 진짜인지 전문가가 확인해 줬어요.
    expert, specialist

    An expert checked whether this painting is genuine.
    People & Roles
  8. 공사 (gongsa) (n.)
    옆 건물 공사 때문에 아침부터 너무 시끄러워요.
    construction (work)

    It's been really noisy since the morning because of the construction on the building next door.

    Note: 공사 중 means under construction.
    Places & Travel
  9. 발달 (baldal) (n.)
    인터넷의 발달로 생활이 훨씬 편해졌어요.
    development, advance

    Life has become much more convenient thanks to the development of the internet.

    Watch out: 발달 is the growth of the body, the mind or technology; the progress of a country or a company is usually 발전.
    Time & Change
  10. 쓰이다 (sseuida) (v.)
    이 방은 요즘 창고로 쓰여요.
    to be used

    These days this room is used as a storeroom.

    Homograph: 쓰이다 (to be written, from 쓰다 to write) is a different word.
    Actions & Qualities

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK II (중급), ordered by the National Institute of Korean Language's learner word list (2003, KOGL Type 1); both via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list. Spelling, spacing and meanings checked against the Standard Korean Dictionary (표준국어대사전); romanization follows the Revised Romanization of Korean (2000). Reference only; all glosses and example sentences are original.

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