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1
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to leave a place, esp. for a short time

A

step out

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2
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If you give someone - to do something, you allow them to do it.

noun

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permission

You are… my person.
I am not your person, Your Highness.
You are my person.
You belong to me. You are mine!
Without my permission,
you cannot leave me.
You cannot die either.
You are completely my person.

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3
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  • means not less than
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At (the very) least

Don’t tell me leave.
Don’t tell me that I bring misfortune
and that I’m an animal.
At the very least,
you can’t do that to me.
You are… my person.

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4
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in a better situation

adjective

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better off

I thought I could change things.
I was wrong.
You will ruin everyone in the end!
Go. You’re better off far away!
Not you too!
Don’t push me away.
Don’t tell me leave.

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5
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silly and not wise

adjective

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foolish

You are all too much.
You ask him to murder a person
at a family dinner?
If you were going to raise us as enemies
why did you give birth to us, Mother?
What is he saying…
Jung!
How foolish.

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6
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a relationship that connects you with a place, person, etc

noun

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tie

Do not call me in here again.
As I thought, it is too difficult
to reconcile with him.
We will need to cut ties.
You are all too much.
You ask him to murder a person
at a family dinner?

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7
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to become friendly with someone after you have argued with them

verb

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be reconciled (with sb)

The food I ate here was not so bad.
Still, you should just eat
with your family.
Do not call me in here again.
As I thought, it is too difficult
to reconcile with him.
We will need to cut ties.
You are all too much.

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8
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to move on your hands and knees

verb

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crawl

You were a shield for any arrows or
misfortune that would’ve come his way.
You had no idea that your father
had manipulated you.
I was not manipulated.
I knew and crawled into that seat.

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9
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to control someone or something in a clever way so that they do what you want them to do

verb

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manipulate

You were a shield for any arrows or
misfortune that would’ve come his way.
You had no idea that your father
had manipulated you.
I was not manipulated.
I knew and crawled into that seat.

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10
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bad luck, or an unlucky event

noun

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misfortune

You were a shield for any arrows or
misfortune that would’ve come his way.
You had no idea that your father
had manipulated you.
I was not manipulated.
I knew and crawled into that seat.

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11
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to lightly touch someone or something as you move past

verb

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brush against/past sb/sth

You think you can do anything
because of a few brush strokes.
Do you really think
you’ve become something?
You were chosen for the rain ritual.
They felt that it’d be all right
for you to be beaten to death
instead of the Crown Prince.

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12
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a movement that you make against something with your hand, a pen, brush, etc

noun

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stroke

That seat that everyone wants so much,
what if I happened to take it?
You think you can do anything
because of a few brush strokes.
Do you really think
you’ve become something?
You were chosen for the rain ritual.

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13
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to take action in order to achieve something or to solve a problem

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deal with sth

he should be removed?
Your brother is blessed
by the heavens to become king.
Who do you think you are dealing with?
You are all making
such a fuss over a joke.

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14
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to watch carefully for someone or something to appear

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keep an eye out for sb/sth

You’ve had greed for what belongs to
the Crown Prince since you were young.
Now you must find
your place in the world.
Then keep your eye on me.
Watch and see where
my place ends up being.

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15
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unfair support shown to one person or group, esp. by someone in authority

noun

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favoritism

to a person he trusts more.
You said something
when you gave my seat to So.
Because of a father’s favoritism,
two sons are tearing each other apart.
Is this the will of heaven as well?
You’ve had greed for what belongs to
the Crown Prince since you were young.
Now you must find
your place in the world.

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16
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the food, equipment, etc that is needed for a particular activity, holiday, etc

noun

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supplies

Your Majesty, what about the military
supplies the 3rd Prince was in charge of?
I will put 4th Prince So in charge of it.
I accept your orders, Your Majesty.
Is the king throwing me away?
What? I doubt that.

17
Q

to look at something very carefully

verb

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inspect

3rd Prince Yo,
I need you to leave Songak.
Visit every region and
inspect the grain storehouses.
There are many of the storehouses.
I know there are many thieves
that are attacking them.
Last year, the general in charge of
the storehouses came back dead.

18
Q

a particular area in a country or the world

noun

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region

3rd Prince Yo,
I need you to leave Songak.
Visit every region and
inspect the grain storehouses.
There are many of the storehouses.
I know there are many thieves
that are attacking them.
Last year, the general in charge of
the storehouses came back dead.

19
Q

to give someone a particular job or responsibility

verb

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assign

You cannot try to stop him…
Be careful of Wang So.
You cannot try to stop him.
The reason I asked to see you two
was to assign new tasks to you.
3rd Prince Yo,
I need you to leave Songak.

20
Q

someone who tells lies

noun

A

liar

I cannot live that way.
I can’t share my husband
with several women.
I don’t want to grow old while
waiting for him to come to me.
Liar.
Even if I had asked you
to be my first wife
you would have said no.
I’m stupid. I know that.
I have always been stupid.