Preface 004
How to use this book 006
Table of Contents 010

Chapter 1: Emotions and Senses
1 Being Moved and Admiration 014
2 Worries and Troubles 018
3 Pain 025
4 Interest 031
5 Dissatisfaction and Anger 039
6 Anxiety and Nervousness 046
7 Relief 053
8 Greed and Disappointment 059
9 State of Mind 064

Chapter 2: Rumors and Reputation
1 Interference and Meddling 070
2 Positive Reputation 078
3 Negative Reputation 082

Chapter 3 Attitude
1 Humility and Arrogance 092
2 Choices 096
3 Will 103

Chapter 4 Actions
1 Countermeasures 112
2 Reactions 117
3 Obstructions 123
4 Passive Behavior 127
5 Active Behavior 133

Chapter 5 Language
1. Section Exaggeration 142
2 Ways of Speaking 148
3 Action 154



Chapter 6: Advice and Discipline
1 Recommendations and Advice 164
2 Ridicule 173
3 Pinzan Scolding 178

Chapter 7 Work and Lifestyle
1 Social Life 186
2 Attributes 191
3. Implementation 198
4 Life Necessities 206
5 Termination 213

Chapter 8 Economic Activity
1 Profit & Loss and Consumption 220
Circumstances 226

Chapter 9 Relationships
1 Conflict and Opposition 234
2 Treatment 243
3 Social Interactions and Friendships 249
4 Love and Affection 256
5 Communication and Cooperation 262

Chapter 10: Situations and Conditions
1 Results 268
2 Hardships 273
3 Problems and Problem Solving 280
4 Atmosphere and Conditions 284
5 Hours and Distance Time and Distance 293
6 Excitement 297

Chapter 11 Judgment
1 Discrimination 304
2 Bodily Organs 311
3 Appearance and Looks 317
4 Perception and Awareness 323

Chapter 12 Life
1 Success 334
2 Habits and Experience 339
3 Failure 350
4 Luck and Opportunity 356
5 Lifetime 365

Chapter 13: Logic
1 Cause and Effect 372
2 Nature 378
3 Truth 385

[Appendix]
Culture Story 394
Let's Check 407
Idioms and Proverbs in TOPIK 447
Correct answer: Answer 460
Index 465

A selection of 1,000 key Korean proverbs, idioms, and expressions!
This book contains a total of 1,000 headings, which are based on five major sources and are of high frequency and educational value.
Contains expressions with great effect.
We provide both Korean and English translations of the meaning of the title, along with synonyms, origins, and additional explanations to help you better understand the expressions.

You can study by topic with 13 systematically categorized major and minor topics!
1,000 expressions were organized into 13 major themes, which were then further classified into a total of 56 sub-themes.
This allows learners to study efficiently by grouping them by topic.
In the appendix, we provide review questions to help learners review and self-evaluate whether they have mastered the expressions for each subtopic.


Practical dialogues provided with English translation and audio files!
We present dialogues using the titles along with English translations to help you understand how each expression is used in actual conversations in context.
In addition, audio recorded by professional voice actors is provided via QR code, allowing users to learn accurate pronunciation and intonation all at once.


Achieve high scores on the TOPIK exam with the topic type practice questions in the appendix!
The appendix contains practice questions on topic types so that you can check how the expressions you learned, idioms, and proverbs, are tested in TOPIK reading questions.
After studying the main topic, you can review what you have learned by solving TOPIK-type problems and get enough practice to achieve a high TOPIK score.