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Modern Times, Part 2

The second half of Modern Times (2013) runs from a spell for erasing painful memories to a rambling voicemail confession of a crush. 우울시계 ("Depression Clock") is built almost entirely from everyday words for moods. Useful vocabulary for describing how you feel and how other people are behaving.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
지우다	to erase, to wipe out	칠판에 쓴 글씨를 지웠어요.I erased the writing on the blackboard.
추억	a memory, something you look back on fondly	어릴 때 추억이 아직 생생해요.My childhood memories are still vivid.
모자라다	to be short of, to be not enough	돈이 조금 모자라서 못 샀어요.I was a bit short of money so I couldn't buy it.
무너지다	to collapse, to fall apart	그 말을 듣고 마음이 무너졌어요.When I heard that, I just fell apart inside.
밟다	to step on, to tread on	낙엽을 밟으면 소리가 좋아요.Fallen leaves sound nice when you step on them.
가파르다	to be steep	언덕이 가팔라서 숨이 찼어요.The hill was steep so I got out of breath.
그늘	shade, a shady spot	더우니까 그늘에서 좀 쉬어요.It's hot, so let's rest in the shade a while.
흙	earth, soil	화분에 흙을 새로 갈아 줬어요.I put fresh soil in the flowerpot.
성나다	to grow angry; of wind or waves, to turn rough	성난 파도가 배를 흔들었어요.The raging waves rocked the boat.
부서지다	to break apart, to shatter; of waves, to break	파도가 바위에 부서지는 소리가 들려요.I can hear the waves breaking on the rocks.
익숙하다	to be familiar, to be used to something	이제 이 길이 제법 익숙해요.I'm fairly used to this route now.
소중하다	to be precious, to matter a great deal	가족이 제일 소중한 것 같아요.I think family matters most of all.
들뜨다	to be excited, to be giddy with anticipation	여행 전날이라 조금 들떴어요.I was a bit giddy the day before the trip.
마주하다	to face, to sit or stand opposite	오랜만에 마주한 얼굴이 반가웠어요.It was nice to come face to face with someone I hadn't seen in ages.
우울하다	to be down, to feel low	요즘 날씨 때문인지 좀 우울해요.I've been feeling a bit low lately, maybe because of the weather.
귀찮다	to be a bother, to not be worth the effort	오늘은 나가기가 좀 귀찮아요.Going out feels like too much bother today.
무뎌지다	to become dull, to lose its edge	시간이 지나니 감정도 무뎌졌어요.As time passed, even the feelings lost their edge.
씁쓸하다	to be bitter, to leave a bad taste	결과가 좀 씁쓸했어요.The outcome left a bit of a bad taste.
날카롭다	to be sharp; of words or feelings, to be cutting	피곤하면 말투가 날카로워져요.When I'm tired, the way I talk gets sharp.
어루만지다	to stroke gently, to soothe with a touch	할머니가 제 머리를 어루만져 주셨어요.My grandmother stroked my hair.
햇살	sunlight, the rays of the sun	창으로 햇살이 들어와 따뜻해요.Sunlight comes in through the window and it's warm.
대신하다	to take the place of, to stand in for	제가 오빠를 대신해서 갔어요.I went in my brother's place.
행여나	just in case, on the off chance	행여나 늦을까 봐 일찍 나왔어요.I left early in case I ended up being late.
덮다	to cover; to close a book	책을 덮고 잠깐 쉬었어요.I closed the book and rested for a moment.
괴롭히다	to torment, to give someone a hard time	사소한 걱정이 저를 계속 괴롭혀요.Small worries keep giving me a hard time.
맴돌다	to hover around, to circle without leaving	그 말이 하루 종일 머리에 맴돌았어요.Those words circled in my head all day.
거슬리다	to grate on someone, to be irritating	옆방 소리가 자꾸 거슬려요.The noise from next door keeps grating on me.
헷갈리다	to be confusing, to get mixed up	두 사람 이름이 자꾸 헷갈려요.I keep mixing up their two names.
다정하다	to be warm and affectionate, to be kind in manner	선배가 다정하게 인사를 건넸어요.My senior greeted me warmly.
한심하다	to be pathetic, to be hopeless	그때 제 행동이 좀 한심했어요.The way I behaved then was a bit pathetic.