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PART 1 More polite and more respectful

CHAPTER 1 A More Classy Feeling with One Word
UNIT 1 If it is a plan with the will to bring about change → initiative
UNIT 2 When you give up the floor and say, "You can speak," → You have the floor.

UNIT 3 When something is useful → handy
UNIT 4 When you want to use it comfortably → It's all yours.

UNIT 5 When I don't really feel like doing something, I do it reluctantly → I'm reluctant to ~
UNIT 6 When you have a productive day in many ways → a productive day
UNIT 7 When you want to emphasize that something is really soon → before you know it
UNIT 8 When you want to emphasize 'as soon as' → the second subject + verb
UNIT 9 When I tell you not to reject my favor or heart → I won't take no for an answer.

UNIT 10 When asking for clarification of something you don't understand → clarify
UNIT 11 When asking for additional explanation → elaborate
UNIT 12 When repeating what has already been said to emphasize it → reiterate
UNIT 13 When you want to emphasize that something is important → pivotal
UNIT 14 When describing a versatile person who can do any task well → He's very versatile.

UNIT 15 When asking someone what they think → run by
UNIT 16 When asking how someone pulled off something difficult → How did you pull that off?
UNIT 17 When you desperately want and desire something → be eager to V
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CHAPTER 2 A Word That Shows Character
UNIT 1 When I'm really satisfied with the way things are now → I couldn't ask for more.

UNIT 2 When you want to thank someone for taking time out of their busy schedule → Thank you for fitting me in.
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UNIT 3 When you want to thank someone for agreeing to a meeting that was suddenly arranged → Thank you for meeting me on such short notice.

UNIT 4 When should you get up first? → If you'll excuse me,
UNIT 5 When you want to solve it through conversation → Let's talk it out.

UNIT 6 When you say that it's not the end of the world, so don't be too discouraged → It's not the end of the world.

UNIT 7 When comforting someone by saying that it is not necessarily like that → Not necessarily
UNIT 8 When expressing different tendencies or opinions more gently → more of
UNIT 9 When giving another chance after a mistake → second chance
UNIT 10 Making speech polite → If I may
UNIT 11 When you say it won't hurt to try → It wouldn't hurt to V
UNIT 12 When you want to act with the situation in mind → mindful
UNIT 13 When you gently inform someone of a mistake → I think you're mistaken.

UNIT 14 When you say, "Don't push yourself too hard, do it at your own pace." When you say, "It's okay to take it slow." → Do it at your own pace.

UNIT 15 When you want to express gratitude by focusing on the effort rather than the result → Thank you for your effort.

UNIT 16 It is mainly used when a superior praises a subordinate's hard work → Thank you for your hard work.

UNIT 17 When asking to check if you understand and are following along without any problems → Are we on the same page?
UNIT 18 When the other person starts gossip that I don't want → It's not my story to tell.

UNIT 19 When you say something comforting, saying that there is nothing strange at all → It's perfectly normal to V
UNIT 20 When I say I'm sincere → I mean it
UNIT 21 When you say that you were thinking of calling anyway → I've been meaning to call you.

UNIT 22 Not yet finished, but moving forward → work in progress
UNIT 23 When asking if your questions have been answered at all → Does it help at all?
UNIT 24 When you say you have no choice but to do something → I can't help but V
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PART 2 Even the words we use often are newer and more polite.

CHAPTER 1 Rediscovering Familiar Words
UNIT 1 Appreciate: To recognize the true value of something, to recognize it (properly)
UNIT 2 Room: Leisure (space), space
UNIT 3 Follow: To keep an eye on and understand the progress
UNIT 4 Work: (to) work, (a plan, etc.) work, have an effect
UNIT 5 Promise: (possibility of) success, future prospect, (especially a sign of good things)
UNIT 6 Share: Empathize, understand, speak (sharing feelings and thoughts)
UNIT 7 Pick up: Continue, Buy, Get used to, Pick up, Recover, Improve
UNIT 8 Work out: work out well, proceed well, make a plan, figure out a method, figure out an answer
UNIT 9 Honor: To accept a request, to keep (a promise, etc.), to fulfill
UNIT 10 Approve: To think it is okay, to agree
UNIT 11 Material: qualities, sensations
UNIT 12 Wise: in one direction, in one way, in terms of, regarding
UNIT 13 Dive in: To begin in earnest, to become immersed in something
UNIT 14 Humor: To please
UNIT 15 Reservation: Doubts, hesitation (about plans, ideas)
UNIT 16 Find: (~) think, think
UNIT 17 Buy: To believe (that something is true)
UNIT 18 Sell: To convince (someone to accept something)
UNIT 19 Afford: to have the time/mental freedom to do something
UNIT 20 Count: (to be) recognized as valid, important
UNIT 21 Fill in: To inform (of something you don't know/missing), to give the latest information
UNIT 22 Miss: To regret, to miss, to omit
UNIT 23 Explore: To investigate in detail, to learn well
UNIT 24 Quote: (noun) quotation (verb) to quote
UNIT 25 Mean: (with some intention) to say something, to intend
UNIT 26 Credit: Praise, Recognition, Merit
UNIT 27 Clear: Clear, definite, clear away
UNIT 28 Gravity: (the) importance, seriousness (of an event or situation)
UNIT 29 Weigh: (before making a decision) consider
UNIT 30 Humble: (lowering oneself politely) unassuming, plain
UNIT 31 Concrete: Specific, practical, definite
UNIT 32 Upside: Positive aspects, good points
UNIT 33 Takeaway: What I Felt Was Important
UNIT 34 Contribute: (in a meeting or conversation) express an opinion, provide advice/knowledge
UNIT 35 Fortune: (large) property, wealth, large sums of money
UNIT 36 Company: Being Together, People Together
UNIT 37 Catch: (a hidden trap or trick that catches people off guard)
UNIT 38 All set: I'm done, I'm fine (because I don't need anything)
UNIT 39 Outstanding: Unpaid, Not Yet Processed
UNIT 40 Mind: Be careful, be mindful
UNIT 41 Bear: To endure, to bear, to bear
UNIT 42 Spare: To spare, to give up, to avoid
UNIT 43 Sacrifice: To give up, to renounce
UNIT 44 Beat: Criticize, Avoid
UNIT 45 Move: Action, Measure
UNIT 46 Civil: Polite, polite
UNIT 47 Add: To add (to words), to supplement
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PART 3 Be more polite than native speakers

CHAPTER 1 Expressions Full of Native Speaker Feel
UNIT 1 When emphasizing importance → It's all about ~
UNIT 2 When asking after the well-being of an acquaintance who is going through a particularly difficult time → How are you holding up?
UNIT 3 When you say you're living somehow → get by
UNIT 4 When asking people to sit comfortably before a meeting or class starts → settle in
UNIT 5 When adding to emphasize that something is true → I'm telling you,
UNIT 6 When adding something to emphasize that you should believe me because I have experienced it → Take it from me,
UNIT 7 When you empathize on a different level, as if resonating with your heart → resonate
UNIT 8 When entering the main topic, when expressing a natural connection → without further ado
UNIT 9 When you say something like, "I don't know what other people think, but that's what I think," → as far as I'm concerned
UNIT 10 When I say as far as I know → as far as I know
UNIT 11 When something gets better and better and you like it → grow on people
UNIT 12 When listening to other people's opinions → get a second opinion
UNIT 13 When something is too good to be true → too good to be true 4
UNIT 14 When asking if someone has a pen handy for writing → Do you have a pen handy?
UNIT 15 When you say that it's my responsibility → That's on me.

When making it soft by relaxing UNIT 16 to some extent → not quite
UNIT 17 When saying thank you for thinking of me → Thanks for thinking of me.

UNIT 18 When you want to solve something first and move on without it bothering you later → get it out of the way
UNIT 19 When everyone thinks that way → unanimous
UNIT 20 When asking to be included in something → Count me in.

UNIT 21 When asking to do something when you get a chance → when you get a chance
UNIT 22 When expressing regret for not being able to do something → I wish I could ~
UNIT 23 When you say that it is just a matter of time because it is something that will definitely happen someday → It's just a matter of time.

UNIT 24 When you get the hang of it and get the feel for it → get the hang of it
UNIT 25 When you say that it would be nice to have a drink → I could use a drink.

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CHAPTER 2 Expressions to Use Depending on the Nuance
UNIT 1 Different Feelings of Worry worry vs.
concern
UNIT 2 Only one word has a completely different meaning: so much vs.
only so much
UNIT 3 In the end vs. in, which are not the same 'end' with one preposition
at the end
UNIT 4 On one's mind vs. showing the difference in emotions
in mind
UNIT 5 Manners vs. manners are not the same thing, but are rather the same thing.
manners
UNIT 6 Similar but completely different what it takes vs.
whatever it takes
UNIT 7 I was told vs. I heard, not like 'I heard'.
I heard
UNIT 8 I heard him vs.
I heard him out
UNIT 9 Best vs. Both are easy to think of as the 'best'.
at best
UNIT 10 Underrated vs. Overrated: Difficult to Write If You Simply Memorize Them as Underrated and Overrated
overrated
UNIT 11 Valuable vs. Not the Difference Between Valuable and Not Valuable
invaluable
UNIT 12 Talk it out vs. similar but different types of conversation
talk out of
UNIT 13 Both are easily thought of as 'immature' vs. immature.
premature
UNIT 14 If you simply memorize it as 'it is better to do ~', you will be in big trouble. might as well vs.
had better
UNIT 15 You should ~ vs. the difference in softness
You might want to ~
UNIT 16 Hesitant vs. Hesitant Points
reluctant
UNIT 17 The difference between asking out of curiosity and questioning Why did you ~? vs.
Why would you ~?
UNIT 18 As good as it gets can be used for both good and bad reasons
UNIT 19 Take advantage of when you can use it wisely or when you can abuse it
UNIT 20 Overlook can be used when you pretend not to see something or when you really don't see something and just pass it by.
UNIT 21 Be in a mood: an easy-to-mistranslate phrase
UNIT 22 Thanks in advance, which can be subtly hurtful depending on the situation
UNIT 23 Different focus on the phone vs.
over the phone
UNIT 24 Reach vs. Contact Process Differences
reach out
UNIT 25 I really don't know vs. I really don't know, which feels different depending on the location.
I don't really know
UNIT 26 I couldn't care less vs. I couldn't care less
I could care less
UNIT 27 Different parts of speech: affect vs.
effect
UNIT 28 Everyday vs. is just one space apart, but it's easy to mistake it for the same.
every day
UNIT 29 Gut vs. should not be memorized simply as singular or plural.
guts
UNIT 30 Both can be used in restaurants, but have different meanings: to go vs.
go-to
UNIT 31 go-to vs. different degrees of affection
favorite
UNIT 32 Different ranges of thinking I thought of you vs.
I thought about you
UNIT 33 What a day! is used on both really good days and really bad days.
UNIT 34 Come through vs. have different meanings when exchanging documents.
go through
UNIT 35 Be up to vs. what you can do and what you want to do
Be up for
UNIT 36 I'm up for ~ and I'm down for ~ used to express a positive attitude toward a suggestion
UNIT 37 Thank you for noticing, it feels completely different.
vs.
Thank you for noticing me.

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CHAPTER 3 Expressions I learned in school but can't use easily
UNIT 1 The comparative, the comparative: The more ~, the more ~
UNIT 2 Gotta + V : Have to ~
UNIT 3 At least : at least, at least
UNIT 4 Whether you verb it or nor : Whether you do ~ or not
UNIT 5 be supposed to + V : originally supposed to ~
UNIT 6 What if…? : What if ~?
UNIT 7 When it comes to noun/V-ing : Regarding ~
UNIT 8 that used as an adverb
UNIT 9 'get to' is difficult to write if you only memorize it as '~하다 doe ta'
UNIT 10 Don't overdo it.

UNIT 11 When you think too much and worry too much, don't overthink it.

UNIT 12 Eventful when things are good and when things are bad
UNIT 13 Difference between overhearing and intentionally eavesdropping
eavesdrop
UNIT 14 When there is nothing special going on and it is peaceful, when there is nothing happening to the point of being boring u neventful
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CHAPTER 4: Highly Utilizable Practical Idioms
UNIT 1 Cut corners: Skip a procedure, do something roughly
UNIT 2 Spring is in the air.
: The feeling of spring is in full swing.

UNIT 3 The ball's in your court.
: It's your turn to decide/deal with it, it's up to you now.

UNIT 4 Skeleton in the Closet: A Secret You Want to Hide
UNIT 5 Cut out for : suitable for, aptitude for, constitution for
UNIT 6 All hands on deck.
: We all need to join forces.

UNIT 7 From the get-go: from the beginning, from the beginning, from the very beginning
UNIT 8 Not Seeing Eye to Eye: Different Opinions/Thoughts
UNIT 9 Be on the fence: Still thinking about it/Undecided
UNIT 10 Go south: to fall, (the situation) to worsen
UNIT 11 We have bigger fish to fry.
: Now is not the time for this/I have more important things to take care of.

UNIT 12 Sleep on it.
: Take your time and think about it carefully.

UNIT 13 Ballpark figure: Approximate figures/ranges, estimates
UNIT 14 Take a rain check: To postpone (an offer, invitation, promise, etc.), to wait for another time
UNIT 15 I have a lot on my plate.
: There are a lot of problems/work to deal with.

UNIT 16 It's a long shot: There's almost no chance of winning/There's little chance of it going well.

UNIT 17 Wing it: Do it spontaneously, don't prepare properly but give it a try
UNIT 18 It's water under the bridge.
: It's all over/done.

UNIT 19 Don't dwell on it.
: Don't keep it in your heart/(keep thinking about it) Don't be attached to it.

UNIT 20 Better late than never.
: Even if it's late, it's better than not doing it at all.

UNIT 21 I wasn't born yesterday.
: I'm not that stupid/foolish to be fooled by something like that.

UNIT 22 Off the top of my head: The thoughts that come to mind right now
UNIT 23 It is what it is.
: (Resignation, when you empty your mind and accept it) What can I do/I can't help it.

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As your conversational level increases, Please and Would you ~? become insufficient!

When your conversational level is not very advanced, simply adding please and Would you ~? to every sentence is enough to show politeness.
But as the level of communication increases, there come times when these two expressions alone feel insufficient.
Native speakers express polite English in so many different ways that we don't have the expressive power to understand them.
If you don't know the various ways to listen as much as you know, it will be difficult to understand how the other person treats you, and you may even end up being labeled as rude, regardless of your intentions.
So, expressiveness is important in polite English.


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We don't say, 'This is how it was originally written, so just memorize it.'
Because there is no such thing originally.
Starting with the origin explanation, it explains how it came to be used this way, and in what situation and to whom it should be used to make the speaker stand out the most, as if a private tutor were right next to you.


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A single word can add a more sophisticated feel, a single word can convey a sense of character, a new rediscovery of a familiar word, expressions full of a native speaker's feel, expressions that should be used with care according to nuance, expressions learned in school but not easily used, practical idioms with high utility—there is no topic that does not attract interest and attention.
There is no problem starting from the most eye-catching part, but if you look at it from the beginning, you will discover the fun of studying English expressions with a better table of contents structure.