BIGBANG · Korean · 24 words

Still Alive

The five tracks added to the mid-2012 special edition of ALIVE, with nothing repeated from the original. STILL ALIVE and MONSTER are the group answering their critics and the press directly, which makes them unusually rich in vocabulary about reputation, gossip and being watched. FEELING and 빙글빙글 lighten it, and EGO is about being completely disarmed by someone.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
자취	a trace, one's whereabouts or tracks	그는 어느 날 자취를 감췄어요.One day he vanished without a trace.
동경	admiration, yearning towards something	어릴 때 우주에 대한 동경이 컸어요.As a child I had a great yearning for space.
고뇌하다	to agonise, be tormented by one's thoughts	선택을 두고 오래 고뇌했어요.I agonised over the choice for a long time.
지휘하다	to conduct an orchestra; to command, direct	그가 직접 오케스트라를 지휘했어요.He conducted the orchestra himself.
구설수	being talked about, getting caught up in gossip	괜한 구설수에 오르고 싶지 않아요.I don't want to become the subject of pointless gossip.
곱다	to be fine, fair, lovely	한복 색이 참 고와요.The colour of the hanbok is really lovely.
유난히	unusually, especially, more than usual	오늘은 유난히 조용하네요.It's unusually quiet today.
찰랑거리다	to swish and sway; for liquid to slosh	머리카락이 걸을 때마다 찰랑거려요.Her hair swishes with every step.
곧장	straight away; straight ahead	수업이 끝나고 곧장 집에 갔어요.I went straight home after class.
고질병	a chronic complaint, a persistent bad habit	미루는 버릇은 제 고질병이에요.Procrastinating is my chronic weakness.
깜빡이다	to blink, flicker	형광등이 자꾸 깜빡여요.The fluorescent light keeps flickering.
가로등	a streetlamp	가로등 아래에서 그를 기다렸어요.I waited for him under the streetlamp.
친숙하다	to be familiar, well known to one	그 멜로디가 어쩐지 친숙해요.That melody feels somehow familiar.
휘황찬란하다	to be dazzling, resplendent, glittering	밤거리가 휘황찬란했어요.The night streets were dazzling.
정전	a power cut, blackout	태풍 때문에 정전이 됐어요.The typhoon caused a power cut.
빙글빙글	round and round, spinning	아이가 빙글빙글 돌며 놀아요.The child is spinning round and round at play.
물러나다	to step back, withdraw, retreat	한 발 물러나서 상황을 봤어요.I stepped back and looked at the situation.
노리개	a plaything; a traditional ornament worn on hanbok	사람을 노리개처럼 대하면 안 돼요.You shouldn't treat people like playthings.
말솜씨	a way with words, eloquence	그분은 말솜씨가 정말 좋아요.He really has a way with words.
여유롭다	to be relaxed, unhurried, with room to spare	오늘은 일정이 여유로워요.My schedule is relaxed today.
무릎 꿇다	to kneel; to submit, give in	그는 끝까지 무릎 꿇지 않았어요.He never gave in, right to the end.
애원하다	to plead, beg earnestly	한 번만 봐 달라고 애원했어요.I begged them to let it go just once.
자연스럽다	to be natural, unforced	그 배우의 연기는 아주 자연스러워요.That actor's performance is very natural.
괴롭다	to be distressing, painful, hard to bear	결정을 못 내려 며칠을 괴로웠어요.I couldn't decide and it tormented me for days.