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XOXO (Kiss & Hug), Part 2

The second half of XOXO (2013) moves from the stage to the diary: Let Out The Beast is a showtime announcement, 3.6.5 a promise to stay beside someone every day of the year, and Peter Pan a look back at a first love through an old journal. The words here are the ones those songs lean on — nerves and patience, memory and awkward confessions, the first step toward someone.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
줄을 서다	to line up, to queue	맛집이라서 삼십 분이나 줄을 섰어요.It's a popular restaurant, so we queued for a full thirty minutes.
조명	lighting, stage lights	이 카페는 조명이 따뜻해서 좋아요.I like this café because the lighting is warm.
본능	instinct	배고플 때 먹을 것을 찾는 건 본능이에요.Looking for food when you're hungry is instinct.
길들이다	to tame, to break in	새 신발을 길들이는 데 일주일이 걸렸어요.It took a week to break in the new shoes.
놓치다	to miss, to let slip	늦잠을 자서 첫 버스를 놓쳤어요.I overslept and missed the first bus.
중독	addiction	요즘 이 노래에 완전히 중독됐어요.I'm completely addicted to this song these days.
부딪히다	to bump into; to take something on head-first	일단 부딪혀 보면 생각보다 쉬울 거야.Just throw yourself at it and it'll be easier than you think.
이겨내다	to overcome, to get through	힘든 시간을 같이 이겨냈어요.We got through the hard times together.
조급하다	to be impatient, to be in a rush	너무 조급하게 생각하지 마세요.Don't be in such a rush about it.
숨을 고르다	to catch one's breath	잠깐 앉아서 숨을 고르고 다시 뛰자.Let's sit for a moment, catch our breath and run again.
틈	gap, spare moment	바빠서 쉴 틈이 없어요.I'm so busy I don't have a moment to rest.
기적	miracle	여기서 너를 다시 만난 건 기적 같아.Running into you again here feels like a miracle.
미로	maze	이 건물은 미로 같아서 길을 잃기 쉬워요.This building is like a maze, so it's easy to get lost.
환상	illusion, fantasy	그건 환상일 뿐이고 현실은 달라요.That's just a fantasy; reality is different.
압도하다	to overwhelm, to overpower	산 위에서 본 풍경이 저를 압도했어요.The view from the top of the mountain overwhelmed me.
평화롭다	to be peaceful	일요일 아침 공원은 참 평화로워요.The park is so peaceful on a Sunday morning.
뒤돌아보다	to look back, to turn around and look	누가 부르는 것 같아서 뒤돌아봤어요.I thought someone was calling me, so I turned and looked.
일기장	diary, journal	서랍에서 어릴 때 쓰던 일기장을 찾았어요.I found the diary I kept as a kid in a drawer.
서글프다	to be sad and wistful	졸업 사진을 보니까 조금 서글퍼요.Looking at the graduation photo makes me a little wistful.
서툴다	to be clumsy, to be unskilled	아직 한국어가 서툴지만 열심히 연습해요.My Korean is still clumsy, but I practise hard.
괴롭히다	to bother, to bully	동생을 괴롭히면 엄마한테 혼나요.If you pick on your little sister, Mom will tell you off.
생생하다	to be vivid	처음 만난 날이 아직도 생생해요.The day we first met is still vivid in my mind.
두근거리다	to pound, to flutter	발표 전에는 항상 가슴이 두근거려요.My heart always pounds before a presentation.
기도하다	to pray	시험에 붙게 해 달라고 기도했어요.I prayed that I would pass the exam.
내딛다	to take a step forward	새로운 일에 첫발을 내딛는 건 늘 떨려요.Taking the first step into something new always makes me nervous.
소중하다	to be precious, to be dear	가족과 보내는 시간이 제일 소중해요.Time spent with family is the most precious thing.
낯설다	to be unfamiliar, to feel strange	이사 온 동네가 아직 낯설어요.The neighbourhood I moved to still feels unfamiliar.
깊숙이	deep inside, deeply	열쇠가 가방 깊숙이 들어가 있었어요.The key was deep down inside my bag.
솔직하다	to be honest, to be frank	솔직하게 말해 줘서 고마워.Thanks for being honest with me.
고백	confession, declaration of love	어제 좋아하는 사람한테 고백을 받았어요.Yesterday someone I like confessed their feelings to me.
훔치다	to steal	누가 제 자전거를 훔쳐 갔어요.Someone stole my bicycle.
눈동자	pupil of the eye; one's eyes	아기 눈동자가 까맣고 예뻐요.The baby's eyes are dark and lovely.
모른 척하다	to pretend not to know, to ignore	길에서 봤는데 왜 모른 척했어?You saw me on the street, so why did you pretend not to know me?
포기하다	to give up	여기까지 왔는데 포기할 수 없어요.I've come this far; I can't give up now.

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