2/14 Valentine's Day in Korea

* be catered to: ~을 충족시키다, ~을 위하다
ex> The magazine is catered to single businessmen.

* liver up to: ~에 부응하다
ex> I'm sorry, but I don't think I can live up to your standards.
ex> It's hard to live up to your parent's expectations.

* botch [bɑ:tʃ]: 망치다, 실패하다 (up) cf> make a botch of
ex> The rain made a botch of the picnic.
ex> We botched the meeting and the clients were disappointed.

* fall apart: to be old or in bad condition and break or break into pieces,
ex> Their marriage finally fell apart.
ex> The deal fell apart when we failed to agree on a price.

* do one's thing: 하고 싶은 일을 하다
ex> Let them do their thing.
ex> The producer got rid of scripts and let the hosts do their thing.

* protocol: 의례, 관습

* bold and forward (opp. shy) 스스름 없는, 적극적인
ex> I hope you don't think I'm being too forward.
ex> He asked me out in a very forward way.

* reciprocate: ~을 교환하다, 주고받다

* mope around: 침울하게 서성거리다
ex> I don't want her to mope around because of the breakup.


@ Misery loves company.  동병상련이지.

1. The party was catered to single artists and musicians.
2. Why do you want me to live up to your expectations?
3. I totally botched the business deal.
4. If I break our date, my boyfriend will be angry and mope around.