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Eighty-seven intermediate TOPIK II words in frequency order: society and the law, work and money, study, feelings, daily life, time, amounts, and everyday verbs and qualities — each with an original polite sentence on the front (written style for mostly written words).

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  1. 죄 (joe) (n.)
    거짓말을 하는 것도 죄라고 생각해요.
    crime; sin

    I think lying is a sin too.

    Note: 죄를 짓다 'to commit a crime, a sin'; the 죄 in 죄송하다 is the same character.
    Society & Media
  2. 익히다 (ikida) (v.)
    새 기술을 익히려면 꾸준히 연습해야 해요.
    to learn, master (by practice); to get used to

    To master a new skill, you have to practice steadily.

    Note: 익히다 is learning by doing; being taught is 배우다.

    Homograph: 익히다 (to cook through, to ripen) is a different word.
    Education & Study
  3. 목숨 (moksum) (n.)
    소방관들은 목숨을 걸고 사람들을 구해요.
    life (being alive)

    Firefighters risk their lives to save people.

    Note: 목숨을 걸다 'to risk one's life'; 생명 is the more formal word.
    Health
  4. 개성 (gaeseong) (n.)
    이 동네 가게들은 저마다 개성이 있어서 구경하는 재미가 있어요.
    individuality; distinctive character

    The shops in this neighborhood each have their own character, so it's fun to look around.

    Watch out: 개성 is what makes someone distinctive; temperament or personality is 성격.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 붓다 (butda) (v.)
    냄비에 물을 붓고 불을 켜세요.
    to pour

    Pour water into the pot and turn on the heat.

    Watch out: ㅅ-irregular: 부어요, 부으면, 부은.

    Homograph: 붓다 (to swell: 얼굴이 붓다) is a different word.
    Daily Life & Money
  6. 이러다 (ireoda) (v.)
    동생이 자꾸 학교에 가기 싫다고 이래요.
    to say (this); to act like this

    My younger sibling keeps going on about not wanting to go to school.

    Note: Mostly spoken, short for 이렇게 말하다 or 이렇게 하다; 그러다 is the same for what was said before.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 학자 (hakja) (n.)
    이 책은 여러 나라의 학자들이 함께 쓴 거예요.
    scholar; academic

    This book was written jointly by scholars from several countries.

    Note: Pronounced [학짜]; 과학자 'scientist', 경제학자 'economist'.
    People & Roles
  8. 밟다 (bapda) (v.)
    앞차가 갑자기 서서 급하게 브레이크를 밟았어요.
    to step on; to tread on

    The car in front stopped suddenly, so I slammed on the brakes.

    Watch out: Pronounced [밥따], but 밟아요 [발바요] brings the ㄹ back.
    Places & Travel
  9. 후반 (huban) (n.)
    영화 후반으로 갈수록 이야기가 점점 재미있어져요.
    second half; latter half

    The story gets more and more interesting toward the second half of the film.

    Note: The opposite is 전반; 20대 후반 'one's late twenties'.
    Time & Change
  10. 접근 (jeopgeun) (n.)
    새들이 사람의 접근을 느끼고 한꺼번에 날아갔어요.
    access; approach

    The birds sensed someone approaching and flew off all at once.

    Note: The verb is 접근하다 'to approach, get close to'.
    Actions & Qualities

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

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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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