1. What is the difference between 통제하다 and 조절하다 ; 빼앗기다 and 빼앗다? 통제하다 : to control by some standard or requirement, to regulate The situation is under police control(상황이 경찰의 통제하에 있다.) 조절하다 : to put in good order, or to adjust (doesn't mean 'adaptation') He adjusted the rear view mirror when the traffic signal was red(신호등이 빨간색이 되었을 때, 그는 백미러--it's common Konglish--를 조절했다) 2. 투자 and 출금 - Do both words have the same meaning? No. They are not the same. 투자 : to invest (hopefully, 투자 and investment has completely same meaning) 출금 : to withdraw

- 통제하다: control; keep under control. - 조절하다: regulate; adjust. * 통제할 수 없는 상황이다: It is an out-of-control situation. * 땀은 우리 몸의 온도를 조절한다: Sweat helps regulate our body temperature. - 빼앗다 (vt): forcefully take something from someone; rob someone of something. - 빼앗기다 (vi): be robbed of something. * 큰 아이가 작은 아이 용돈을 빼앗았다: The big boy took the little one's spending money by force. * 우리의 권리는 절대로 빠앗길 수 없다: We won't be deprived of our rights no matter what happens. - 투자: investment. (general term - 출금: (money / funds) withdrawal. (mostly used at banks)