2 Flashcards

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1
Q

a copy of something that is intended to look real or valuable and deceive people

noun

A

fake

I’ll give you whatever you want as an award before you leave.
Whatever I want?
As long as it’s not the throne, tell me what you want.
If so…
there is something I have wanted for a very long time.
It is fake.
It’s a lie.

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2
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to start a journey or leave a place

A

head off

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3
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relating to a religion or considered to be holy

adjective

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sacred

You must be intent on dying.
I came because I need your consent, Your Majesty.
I thought you would not allow me here if I told you in advance.
This is a decre e left by the late king.
I consent to the marriage of the sacred Prince Jung and Court Lady Hae Soo.
The borders have quieted down, thanks to you.

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4
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a situation in which someone has to leave their home and live in another country, often for political reasons

noun

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exile

I’m still very young. Why draw a picture to hang after I die?
I have someone to give it to.
No. You cannot enter!
I am here to see you, Your Majesty.
You defy your exile so boldly.
You must be intent on dying.
I came because I need your consent, Your Majesty.

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5
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not frightened of taking risks

adjective

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bold

I have someone to give it to.
No. You cannot enter!
I am here to see you, Your Majesty.
You defy your exile so boldly.
You must be intent on dying.
I came because I need your consent, Your Majesty.

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6
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to refuse to obey someone or something

verb

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defy

I have someone to give it to.
No. You cannot enter!
I am here to see you, Your Majesty.
You defy your exile so boldly.
You must be intent on dying.
I came because I need your consent, Your Majesty.

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to produce a picture by making lines or marks, usually with a pen or pencil

verb

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draw

I thought we were drawing what you would look like in your older years.
You’re not sitting in your throne.
People wouldn’t know if you were a prince or king.
People would be confused.
I’m still very young. Why draw a picture to hang after I die?

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8
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a thin piece of metal with a sharp end, used to join pieces of wood together

noun

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nail

After Wook heard that, he believed the 4th Prince would be king.
He had feelings for you.
He hated it more than anything that you were acknowledging another man as king.
I was the one who pressured Wook.
But it was you who hammered in the nail.
Everything started with you.

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9
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a tool with a heavy, metal part at the top that you use to hit nails into something

noun

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hammer

After Wook heard that, he believed the 4th Prince would be king.
He had feelings for you.
He hated it more than anything that you were acknowledging another man as king.
I was the one who pressured Wook.
But it was you who hammered in the nail.
Everything started with you.

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10
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to accept that something is true or exists

verb

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acknowledge

After Wook heard that, he believed the 4th Prince would be king.
He had feelings for you.
He hated it more than anything that you were acknowledging another man as king.
I was the one who pressured Wook.
But it was you who hammered in the nail.
Everything started with you.

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11
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extremely unpleasant or unkind

adjective

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hateful

He will suffocate in that house.
He will have to live until his heart rots.
If I think about it…
I suppose this suits him better than killing him immediately.
You have time to play with flowers?
You are a hateful person.

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12
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to die because you cannot breathe or to kill someone by stopping them from breathing

verb

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suffocate

He will suffocate in that house.
He will have to live until his heart rots.
If I think about it…
I suppose this suits him better than killing him immediately.
You have time to play with flowers?
You are a hateful person.

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13
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to prevent someone from leaving a place or to prevent something from spreading

verb

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confine

In the future…
I do not want you to be remembered as a bloody monarch.
Fine. I will let him live.
Wook will be punished by being confined to his hometown.
He will not be allowed to take even one step out of his home.
He had greed for Goryeo.
That house will become his entire world.

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14
Q

in the end, especially after a long time

adverb

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eventually

Wook killed our oldest brother and Eun. He chased Baek Ah away, too.
He tried to kill me and he tried to split us apart.
- That’s the kind of person he is. - If you kill anyone else…
it will return to you as bad luck.
If you are too severe in giving out punishment
everyone will eventually consider you the enemy.

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15
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an important, respected, older member of a group

noun

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elder

Your Majesty.
I cannot get involved in politics just to cover up my brother’s crimes.
His crimes are too serious to do so.
The Hwangju elders are already focused on me.
Do not have any expectations.

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16
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to say that you will not do or accept something

verb

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refuse

Your Majesty.
You are here?
Wook is being framed. He may die.
I heard that he committed a grave error that is beyond repair.
You must save your brother.
I refuse.
Your Majesty.

17
Q

impossible to believe/repair/recognize, etc

preposition

A

beyond belief/repair/recognition, etc

Your Majesty.
You are here?
Wook is being framed. He may die.
I heard that he committed a grave error that is beyond repair.
You must save your brother.
I refuse.
Your Majesty.

18
Q

to improve a bad situation

verb

A

repair

Your Majesty.
You are here?
Wook is being framed. He may die.
I heard that he committed a grave error that is beyond repair.
You must save your brother.
I refuse.
Your Majesty.

19
Q

a mistake, especially one that can cause problems

noun

A

error

Your Majesty.
You are here?
Wook is being framed. He may die.
I heard that he committed a grave error that is beyond repair.
You must save your brother.
I refuse.
Your Majesty.

20
Q

to intentionally make it seem as if someone is guilty of a crime

verb

A

frame

Your Majesty.
You are here?
Wook is being framed. He may die.
I heard that he committed a grave error that is beyond repair.
You must save your brother.
I refuse.
Your Majesty.