(Presentation : Susan Fouts  sfouts@hotmail.com) push your limit (ex) push your drawing abilities to the limit. bullet point (ex) how to write bullet points. It(constructive criticism) is softened by positve feedback. noticeable : 눈치챌 만한, 두드러진. (=) recognizable composed : 침착한 genuinely = honestly pinch : ...을 꼬집다. / St. Patrick"s Day (Irish day, green cloths) would you mind ~ing? chunking : All information should be presented in small digestible units. 덩어리로 자르다 polished : well-prepared, looks perfect I am on a roll : 탄력받다. (=) to get on a roll / -> to get my momentum going. keep digging at the question : 파헤치다. take a jog : 조깅하다. susan is the guinea pig. : example, sample. deflect : 비켜가다. (ex) The chairman tried to deflect the shareholders criticism. constraint : 부자연스러움 (ex) by constraint 억지로,without constraint 스스럼없이 field : (문제 따위) 잘 대처하다. (ex)  I thought you did an excellent job of fielding questions on Friday! fluster : 안절부절하다. (ex) you didn"t seem at all flustered. have bags under one’s eyes 지친 것처럼 보이다. consonat(자음) <-> vowel(모음) attention getters : 주목받는 사람[것]. blurb : 선전문 There must be a better way.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Communication : Paige Progar-Jaumann) patronize = (1) visit, be customer of  (2) treat so like they are children. (very negative) KFC muscled its way to the top of the Japanese fast-food industry : = aggressively pushed It now outranks the econimies of many nations : = is larger than crispy : crunchy coating(바삭바삭한) side dish : 반찬. put out = release / fire / extinguish streptococcus = strep. : 연쇄구균(連鎖球菌). (ex) a strep throat(패혈성 인두염), a strep infection. glucose : 포도당 Insulin : Daily insulin injections are necessary for some diabetics. sudafed (past) presciption (now) O.T.C(ovet the counter) pseu·do·e·phed·rine[su:ouifedrin] : 코 충혈 제거제 methamphetimine : 필로핀 lethal = fatal ethic(=ethical), ethnic(=cultural) intruder : 침입자 grazing :  목축, 목장 cooped up : because of sick, weather, accident war-mongering / peace-mongering hearth-breaking : 가슴이 미어질 듯한 breath-taking : 눈이 절로 휘둥그레지는 (ex) breath-taking GrandCanyon view. stunning : a stunning supermodel(positive) cf) stunned : (negative) P.C(PC) : Politically Correct, Political Correctness (ex) people of color > colored people They took the wind out of my sail : 의표를 찌르다 I"ve got the wind behind my sail : 탄력 받다. 상하다 : bread-stale, milk(go bad, sour), meat/vegetable/fruit(it spoils) 쪽팔려 : i am losing my face. 의욕이 있는 : eager -> They were young, eager, and have some impressive experience. diagonal : 대각선 road is like grid <-> road is wiggly. stomack rumbles : 배가 꼬르락 꼬르락 거리다. bail : 보석 (from arrest to final judgement) skim : remove afterthought : 반성; (일이 끝난 뒤에 나는) 때늦은 생각[지혜]. some person tends to flare i don"t have a stong idea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Business Writing : Christina Brady +303 926 5587 / +303 926 5587 / cbradyco@comcast.net) e-mail log : e-mail record blitz e-mail : same message to many people rectify = correct to complain(direct, impolite) cf) to make a complaint(indiret, polite) deliquency :(의무·직무의) 태만, 불이행, 불법 행위 (ex) juvenile delinquency Not set in stone : (=) flexible as you pay as you go : Verison mobile phone payment system. transient : (=) temporary aggravate : ~을 화나게 하다 questionable : 미심쩍은 (ex) Africa, questionable. beat a dead horse : effort without possible result. 쓸데없는 짓하다. 죽은자식 불알 잡기. synthesize : 통합하다, 종합하다 (ex) synthesize your gathered information into a report. in spoken english. : 회화에서는. by itselt, it is meaningless : 이것 자체만으로는 의미가 없다. from Korea / from the USA. : The US police system is quiet differnet from Korea"s / or that of Korea. The main reason for global wariming is CO2. Plane/train/bicycle : get on <-> get off bus/car : get in <-> get out of. sift ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Structure : Michael ) sleep in (positive) I like to sleep in on sunday mornings. cf) oversleep (negative) I am tired of working (mind=lose interset) cf) I am tired from working (body=be exhausted) A nightingale is known for its beautiful song (유명한) cf) A tree is known by its fruit. Why are you sneaking around? I break into the concert hall by bribing doorman. It used to be really really easy. "There, but for the grace of God, go I"(more compassionate) (=) I am glad i wans"t him(Elvis Presley) I am too worried to think straight : 논리정연하게 생각하다. I suggest going to bed (suggest + gerund) require, advice, encourge, urge, allow, permit, +gerung or +n+infinitives. chubby : a little bit extra weight(통통한) cf) obese 비만의 <-> skinny FYI(For your information) list cf)YMK(You must know) list. lopsided : 일방적인 (ex) a lopsided victory/score = very uneven blackmarket : 암시장 (ex) smuggling on the blackmarket. We want to thaw international relations b/w US and China.(melt:x) / thaw frozen meat with microwave oven. (melt:O) daydreaming : 공상 frantic : (=) crazy Threat : 협박 cf) thread : 실 fake leather, counterfeit passport R&B (Rhythem and Blues) tote bag : 핸드백 보다 크고 배낭보다 작은 가방 (tote=carry) sitcom = situation comedy picky : (美구어) 몹시 별나게[꾀까다롭게]구는. cranky : (아이)땡깡부리는(=) irritable, hard to please, grumpy(노인) (ex) Sooah was cranky all day long cf)grumpysince she was sick. whine : (=) speaking with unhappy way 투덜대다. 징징거리다. moan : (=) just sound or voice with no speaking 신음하다. (ex)아침에 찌뿌둥할 때. Korea baseball team beat the Japan (=) Korea baseball team won against/over the Japan. a blizzard : 눈보라. sober <-> drunken cf) sobriety teetotaler : never drink alcohol alcoholism : 알코올 중독 chips and dip skid (car) / slip (oil, ice, banana) / slide friction 마찰 traction 정지마찰 :            (물리) 한 물체를 그 놓인 면을 따라 움직이려 할 때 주어진 힘의 반대 방향으로 운동을 저지하려는 저항력이 생기는 현상. <-> 운동마찰 stuge = stupid person magician : 마법사 (발음, 액센트) suit yourself : 네 맘대로 하세요. binoculars : 쌍안경 cf) telescope 천체망원경, microscope 현미경 glare : 눈부심 cf) Because of glare, i spread the visor(차양판) Oxymoron : 모순 어법 (ex) It was a deafening silence / Rap music is an oxymoran. onomatopoeia : 의성어 (sound=meaning) (ex) buzz, crack, honk(경적소리) osmosis : 삼투압 tonsil : 편도실 rhyme : (시 등) 운 (ex) love dove, where there, etc. sanity : 제정신 (ex) keep your sanity 정신 차려. I said to my wife(x), I told my wife(o) cross-eyed : (ex) people next to you is corss-eyed. twiddlethumbs : 손가락을 이리저리 비틀다. sometimes : (=)occassionally cf) sometime = one day. flip a coin. Heads or Tales? toss a coin : (=)without taking. let"s draw (straws) for it? spin the bottle/pen : astroturf : 인조 잔디(plastic grass) we are unionzed souvenir : 기념품 premium : my monthly regular payment co-pay : deduct arbitration : 중재 oscillate the fan!! adjustment : (ex) adjustible oscillating fan. hernia : 탈장(脫腸). superdiscount get ahead of :  〔경쟁자 따위〕를 앞지르다(surpass),…을 능가하다(outdo) miscellaneous things : misc. / unrelated, various, mixed things. buyout : (기업·주식 따위의) 매수(買收), 경영권 장악. arthroscopic : 관절경 검사법의 빠삭한 : He is savvy. (=) understands completely 재채기 : sneezing  cf) 기침 : cough 하품 : yawn. allegen : 알레르기 항원 pollen : 꽃가루. (cf : Merlyn said "curtain") seam : 이은자리 / crease : 주름 / cuff : (와이셔츠)소맷부리, (바지 끝) 접단 -> handcuffs, cufflinks cramp :  경련, 쥐 / charleyhorse 《美구어》 (근육의 피로에 의한) 팔·다리의 경직, 쥐 / spasm <의학> 경련, 쥐 Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) : 알배기는 것 (ex) stomack cramp / muscle spasm / a wad of money A.K.A : (=) Also Known AS Spring Fever : 춘곤 on a scale of one to ten (10을 최고로 하여) 1부터 10의 척도로. 간지럼 : tickling 미풍 : breeze interim housing : 여름방학 때 대학기숙사 사용하는 것. laser surgery : lazor cf) razor : 면도기 cleats : (~s) (구두창의) 미끄럼막이 징[고무, 가죽],  soccer cleats, baseball cleats, golf cleats hocky puck : <아이스하키〉 퍽, (아이스하키 스틱) do/perform an autopsy in a morgue : autopsy(부검), morgue(영안실) rabies : 광견병 mismatch : 짝짝이 buffalo(bison) meat is very lean(살코기의, 살코기=the lean) funnel : 깔때기(부엌, 실험실), cornicle : 삼각뿔 alley : 골목, 뒷골목 (behind the IEC : no street number) prune : 가지치기, 자두 sway : 흔들리다. mucus : 콧물 cf) bugger: 코딱지 panhandle : 구걸하다 cf) panhandler : 거지 cellar = basement wind chimes : michale 집 창문.. photographic memories : 생생한 기억 SCUBA : Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus Con artist : 사기꾼. scofflaw : The person who breaks the law willingly, purposely, and knowingly. denverboot : 덴버 족쇄(주차 위반차 바퀴 족쇄). unconditional : wihtout condition. military <-> civilian. 낙서 : graffiti Being dead "is no excuse" tip (=) gratuity He is a good/bad sport : If the ground is saturated, the rain flows to the downtown. powder snow <-> water-content snow. (parenthsis) {[bracket]} plumber : 배관 배고파 죽겠어 : i am starving(a little exaggeration) 목말라 죽겠어 : i am dying of thirst. 이동식 난로 : auxiliary heater When pigs fly : That thing will never happen. metaphysics(metaphysical, adv) <-> physical science(physical, adv) stock up : buy what you need and extra one. patronizing = snobby(more negative) alibi : 알리바이. anonymous : 이름을 밝히지 않는 quorum : 정족수 evade : (=)deflect a bolt of lightening a clap of thunder eavesdrop : on purpose 도청/감청하다. cf) overhear : accidently 엿듣다. -> He is a peeping Tom. go bankrupt : 파산되다. pull one"s legs : tease/kidding (놀리다) Hurricane will come ashore here : 상륙하다. I meant to say "monday" I got a score of 100 at the quiz. It"s a hassle. Don"t hassle me. Roller coaster : 급격한 변화, 급등 급락 Sunscreen : 햇볕타기 방지제(劑); 선스크린 로션[크림]. such a big deal ecstatic : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (church) I am forgiven because you were forsaken / I am accepted because you were condemned Provocative : 열받게 하는, 자극적인 ecumanical : 초교파적인 -> ecumanicity to some extent : 어느 정도는 (ex) I like America to some extent Haves and havenotgs : 가진 자와 가지지 못한 자. living wage : 최저생활임금 color the fish : 물고기에 색칠해라. lofty : 높은 (ex) God built the lofty skies squiggle : 갈겨쓴 글씨 hang in there : 힘써. 용쓰는 구나. welcome to keep : 가져도 좋아. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (기타) spiky : 삐죽삐죽한 (ex) spiky hair tummy : (구어,어린이말) 배 overdue : 기한이 지난 (ex) An overdue bill was found in his wallet. mustache : 코밑 수염 (cf) beard 턱수염 주사기(아기들 입으로 약먹이는 것, 경구복용) : dropper, oral syringe alternating tylenol and motrin. awesome(positive) aweful(negative) 당연하다. : It is no wonder(quiet natural, proper) that 많이 드세요. : help yourself Clifford is too small to fetch a ball. (=) bring back Clifford found a sunggly comfortable room to sleep. 아늑하게 그들 기준으로 : by their standard 경사 : slant 나 잡아봐라 : come and take me! I am chasing you.. 입어볼래? would you wear them? 세절기/세단기 : shredder 예정일이 언제세요? when is your due? what is your due date? 행주 : rag(s) 접착제, 아연, 붙이다. : glue. 흉터 : scar cf)stitch : 한바늘(수술, 뜨개질) That can be good, but that can be bad. They are snobby. They look down on people. snobby : 생색내는 speak in a snobby / superior manner Preview(예습) <-> Review(복습) 보완하다 : complement metrologist 도량형학자 spring is here 봄이 왔다. spring cold 꽃샘추위 disposable : 일회용 (ex) a ~ towel 일회용 타월. ~해도 소용없다 : There is no use ~ing. 건강에 별로 좋지 않은 : not-so-healthy. 바람개비 : pinwheel 티가 녹게 해라 : let the tea steep 완전히 녹초가 된 : neclear melt down 너구리 : racoon, raccoon 상세히 좀 설명해 주시겠어요? could you elaborate on the US market? 자 덤벼봐. 해볼테면 해봐 : make my day. 우회도로 : detour 열쇠를 파다 : cut the key 정원을 가꾸다 : grow the garden 도랑물 : ditchwater 이게 더 잘 어울려 : It fits you better. 꼬추 : wingding greasy = heavy 삐지다 : she is mad at me. 열광적을 좋아하다. : she is crazy about me.