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1 household ledger 3 head 5 sum of money

poverty woe positive
drought confession machine
housework breakdown anniversary
imagine persistence expectation
initiation suffering prayer
in a family way trouble columns, pillar
livestock in the shit record
value in parts basics
each public place donation
respectively joint feelings, mood
various construction pleasure, happiness, delight
interval, space out common technology
indirectness horror memory
signboard pollution memory
conflict overwork corporation
sensation, sense subject energy
moving overspending standard
appreciation speeding base
feeling, emotion overeating sign
admiration coaching, private lesson matrimony
riverside heavy drinking opportunity
precipitation process climate
lecture assignment tension
emphasis audience roadside
lectures begin on a participant length
development sightseeing kimchi-making for winter
open relation deeply
improvement administration skin
individuality interest tail
2 individual 4 observation
take place square
objective education
dealing teaching materials
bubble transportation
health food communication facilities
forgetfulness exchange

construction miser
architecture purchase
step hole, opening
examination distinction
search composition
cowardice purchase
appearance structure
encouragement detailed
result nation
conclusion pot liquor
ending people
the final round foreign country

humility the military
warning curiosity
work experience homecoming
expenditure regular
management shade
instance, case worker
economy work
financial, economical muscle
experience writer
contract handwriting, letter
echelon letter, type
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6 outing 8 satisfaction 10 development, growth

the rest gratification invention
greens argument development
heating tone all night long
men & women of all ages dual-career way
gender equality charm disturbance
betting charming, attractive direction
contents fumes background
air-conditioningitis cafeteria consideration
labor sellout spouse
effort box office habit, manners
route bare foot translation
the old and infirm bare hands range
recording dust criminal
joke attraction crime
farming masterpiece the law
crop model student alteration
farming village figure, form excuse for
height shape, form alteration
sense, wits adventure nickname
active replica anything particular to do
ability life report on
many destination storage
step goal worthwhile
short period of time weight treasure
crackdown indifference supplement
unit pattern protection
organization stage luck
answer heat wave service
right now grave burden
7 embarrassment 9 wireless
big, major city no news
in quantity disregard
rental civilization
reception document
the general public inquiry
countermeasure problem

loan cultural heritage
representative cultural
large price
the heat of course
tool substance
theft article
book unmarried
challenge folk game
part of the way folk song
independence ethnic group race
cave belief
at the same time underline

motion the outside
registration floor
closing date wish
yard foundation
word repetition
wooden floor self-reflection
village, town response to
a frame of mind return
meet step
the last train/bus discovery
if issue
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11 part 13 live broadcast 15 eye sight

injury daily necessity game
injured person living expenses dietary life
department drawer report
rich person signature new technology
side effect developed country new generation
rich family by order of arrival credit
head of department persuasion new product
negative instructions body
carelessness survey sign
amount performance new marriage
separate collection gender ability
loss faithfulness disappointment
atmosphere adult mistake
depression grade implemenation
dissatisfaction plastic surgery practical
insomnia tax disappearance
light century practice
uneasiness generation test
anxiety polishing be bored with
complaint the world psychology
misfortune time errand
comparison thoughts nightmare
comparatively small scale safety
obesity income complexion
cost wish relax
debt rumor the future
incident consumption night
ones way of thinking minority night view
sociable news yangban, nobleman
12 desert 14 wish
death noise
privacy digestion
fact proverb
business speeding
free gift speed
reason trimming

dialect skill
resignation remittance
social life chatter
social way
industry capital
housekeeping quantity
life sleep
prize money life expectancy
advice commission
opponent import
the other side level
climb collection

common sense export
commerce stay
symbol room charge
condition accomodation
trademark(TM) moment
gift card habit
situation moisture
features humidity
skip victory
life age
production try
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16 yield 18 life 20 disease

intonation printing housewarming party
the press general concentration
stain part irritation
work daily sweltering heat
mess ones whole life order
a couple days ago temporary patience
leisure time admission vegetatian diet
time/money to spare qualification vegetatian
historical exciting responsibility
role posture philosophy
research self-confidence first impression
older natural build
consecutively resources body temperature
tropical night ones pride weight
domain nitpicking experience
influence long-term beginner
exception business maximum
pollution property ones best
misunderstanding talent the newest
Korean floor heating disaster minimum
completion storage the final
both ways enthusiastic the first
demand pospect the last
summary expert addition
request specialized memory
greed specialty store the cold
courage all sbs ancestry
pocket money tradition impact
forgiveness traditional eco-friendly
17 first of all 19 half
superiority saving
victory procedure
depression normal
friendship give from the heart
the universe mental
destiny justice

cause politics
consolation politician
violation political science
favor system
cheer proposal
opinion product
discussion limit
obligation duty recipe
communication advice
food, clothing, shelter control
desire respect
will subject

exotic house
selfish summary/plot
user secondhand article
profit symptom
interest knowledge
understanding area
understanding position
humanity expense
humane conductor
patience truth
memorable progress
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21 statistics 23 raise 25 drag, be drawn

communication sink boil
pain hide cut in on
eat only what one wants piont put in
whole life interfere divide
usual (ordinary) day be shut up be divided
peace change grow
heavy snow change take the lead
binge be twined around advance
heavy rain close eyes improve
someones face/expressions hide appear
be sold out prepare fly
tiredness repay fly
harm damage clear up fly away/off
necessariness develop fly about
excuse (for) harvest, gather fly up
yawn refuse leave
academic ability go through be left
study hand, pass recover
school expenses hang, bet waste
study be hung lower
scholar experience give birth to
credit bear put out
Koreanology decide give
at a glance overlap look down
sigh choose lower, get off
traditional Korean house trouble leave as is
Korean style meal have trouble give, offer
traditional Korean paper accuse kick sb out, dismiss
monthly installment plan repair hang
22 airfare 24 exaggerate
solution harass
act roll
scent divide
modern times look, find
contemporary man starve
modern times advise

reality discontinue, resign
actual place overcome
form scratch
circumstances prohibit
benefit draw
a good feeling raise
curiosity lean, devote
title peel
publicity spread out
fire realize
environment break
ventilation wake up

fantastic break
dues pull
get-together put
member decorate
conference hall scold
president dream
effect put out
efficient be cut off
interest cut off
hope snap, lose contact with
victim pull, lead
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26 widen 28 upset, flip over 30 be short of

hand over reveal itself recruit
cross, pass hold steer
overflow drop by fail to recognize
put sth in/into sth be heard crowd into/around
melt go in, go up be cornered
tease grant collapse
increase look into fear
lay, put let sb into stay
lay on, feel easy about pick tie up
miss follow dredge
lay sb down follow bite
increase nitpick step back
stretch hit bequeath
line up leave be bitten
be (get) old rise up slip on
delay recall postpone
approach shake reach
come by drop by believe
trim fall behind push
treat take sth off crowd into
iron dig be changed
quarrel run run out
hand, put up outstanding look at
change jump straighten
dash jump over cover
escape run around reflect
wear out/down run out glitter
be filled with become hot fall in love
put sth in float accept
27 take charge of 29 tear off
pull, draw run
suffer prepare
touch finish
touch, supply make up ones mind
replace come across
face, treat block up

throw be clogged with
lessen dry
be covered with taste
burn oneself break down
bring be destroyed
heat up hesitate
blanch spoil
make ones getaway go under
turn adjust
return guess right
give back leave, check
turn, work smell

look after take on
get around tie up
look back bear, pay off
turn away stay
restore hesitate
look back be eaten
revive stop
put get a bruise
be afraid of choke
look around seek
fall behind gather
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31 happen 33 survive 35 beg ones food

demonstrate live freeze
bright get fat freeze
light up examine remove
step on look after face down
be stepped on boil consider
stay up all night swallow ask
visit imagine postpone
neglect spoil, hurt extend
spit out dawn, break worry about
be left out stay up all night anticipate
endure think predict
by turns emerge come and go
open be formed go up and down
take off hurry climb up
get out of mix sth/with sth raise
cut choice move
change to/into succeed memorize
get sick count up cry out
look after set up care for
be seen, show be deceived enter for
be bumped into deceive doubt
be broken repair by
be broken repair win
send bend lead
increase hide move
ignite a fire hide make
be crowded with die be achieved
attach admit well-known
hold onto make sb do continue
32 be caught 34 cool down
empty put on sb
rub trust
empty out load, print
light up be put
be reflected in failure
step aside plant

pray fight
comb ones hair pile up
shine pile up
throw into shoot
fall/drop out pour
blush collapse
crush sweep
omit cover
subtract be washed, wash
be deprived of save, use
take hug
reach sit

pull out/off/away understand
be pulled out guess right
sprinkle check
sprain recognize
go out with advance
disappear have sth ahead
captivate be scolded roundly
delete give a good scolding
save, use break
make a living match
revive get
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36 understand 38 drive sb out 40 thin

boil, grow follow sb around possible
boil gain weight itchy
raise get stamped simple
get recognized be torn strong
acknowledge tear slender
be caused by be torn rough
get up kick dry, arid
raise sb up prepare, recover senses lazy
be read, read take possession of rash
dress bear inherent
connect attend straight
grow up find out polite
become smaller look for no skin off ones nose
go on well look for painful
lock visit wonderful
be locked fill in/up thick
fall asleep pack up curious about
catch handling precious
eat look at troublesome
prey on propel rare
be caught hit miss
put/send sb to bed tidy up urgent
earn bigger/larger deep
be written down light particular about
deliver raise strict
rake, prospect burn neat
deliver choose old, worn
fold burst unfamiliar
be folded dust off/down generous
37 stir 39 vomit
tidy fry

get wet turn on
be offered be wong
exclude dig
submit spread out
pester give up
doze express
sleepy untie
narrow come untied
exchange avoid
be given unite

kill settle
decrease accomplish
reduce try
pick up face
stop permit
pass by roam around/about
pass by part from
live swim
lose give sb a scolding
yell use

erase steal
be/get tired flow
wait and see shake
obey shake
pick up flow
build spill
be pursued pluck up ones heart
pursue strive
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41 enough 43 timid 45 tough

square be useless thick
surprising precious calm
relaxed upset shame
greasy easy enough
various honest very dark
friendly humid big
hard cold murky
simple amazing special
tidy mysterious unusual
sweet fresh solid
light, clean taste caution convenient
stuffy, feel heavy serious comfortable
confident heavy sick
great bland equality
unusual fresh ordinary
round chilly warm, cozy
same as bashful rich
dense be useless free
round lonely harmful to
belated energetic rough
rare valuable fancy
reassured sorry bright
stiff safe sure
definite sad bright
excellent proper absurd
suitable thin superb
spicy gentle dim
wonderful shallow common
cheerful awkward dim
42 thirsty 44 strict
ugly huge

stifling unpredictable
slippery have time/money to spare
reliable tender
detestable old
late at night correct
be ill-mannered right
soft lonely
envious elegant
insufficient depressed
diligent great

clear useful
impossible fluent
pitiful cheerful
unfair advantageous
transparent skilled
compatible fixed
have nothing to do with natural
refreshing better than others
fresh cheap
different proper

vivid proper
chilly gentle
sad about exact
unskilled important
clear boring
cool boring
regrettable unclean
simple and honest strong
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46 full 48 surely 50 truly

still just now with ones whole heart
barely already exactly
earnestly still properly
besides not much for goodness sake
barely even though quite
never no exception soon
at once lightly rare
evenly slightly occasionally
indeed considerably continuously
in vain slowly in other words
so, that surely rather
as it is honestly gradually
just, only frequently minimum
at the most by oneself certainly
quite stealthily too much
steadily really as soon as possible
constantly as much as one likes everyday
after all even almost
throughout to no purpose all together
so a while ago quite a while
fortunately anyway at the height
unlike a little meanwhile
for a while before I knew it thoughtlessly
naturally anyway annually
generally by chance by any chance
most of maybe wide open
generally somehow a lot
roughly after all often
besides against ones will with all ones strength
47 more 49 sometime
at all, how on earth quickly
on the contrary still
at all as expected
utterly, more than forever
as soon as possible rather
finally all

so, therefore completely
separately because
sometimes somehow
or accidentally
alike very
unexpectedly naturally
as much as one likes unexpectedly
as one likes later
alike sometimes
as if here
just in time here and there
finally now

if, in case of this much
far already
after a long time on purpose
secretly in detail
extremely heavily
safely fault
unconditional for a moment
very by itself
beforehand at least
and never
just, straight gradually