3 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

an advantage that only one person or group has, usually because of their position or because they are rich

noun

A

privilege

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2
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to take something important away from someone as a punishment

A

strip sb of sth

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3
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a punishment for doing something which is against a law or rule

noun

A

penalty

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4
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an advantage or useful quality

noun

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virtue

Astronomer Ji Mong wanted me to read:
“Essentials of Government in the Zhenguan Reign.”
There is no better book to learn the principles of virtue.Also, the 14th Prince Wang Jung…
is guilty of treason and will be punished by having to return to his hometown.

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5
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very important and necessary

adjective

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essential

Astronomer Ji Mong wanted me to read:
“Essentials of Government in the Zhenguan Reign.”
There is no better book to learn the principles of virtue.Also, the 14th Prince Wang Jung…
is guilty of treason and will be punished by having to return to his hometown.

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6
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to do something that you did not have time to do earlier

A

catch up on/with sth

Ah, as for the management of the finances…
please leave it to us.
Let’s do that.
With ministers as trustworthy as you all
I can go and enjoy hunting.

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7
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Someone who is trustworthy can be trusted.

adjective

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trustworthy

Ah, as for the management of the finances…
please leave it to us.
Let’s do that.
With ministers as trustworthy as you all
I can go and enjoy hunting.

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8
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to supply goods to shops and companies

verb

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distribute

We will do as you wish, Your Majesty.
Also, as you commanded
we are looking into how to distribute rice to those who were forced into labor.
Ah, as for the management of the finances…
please leave it to us.
Let’s do that.

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9
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a period of time in history that is special for a particular reason

noun

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era

Now that you are all in here, I am feeling extremely satisfied.
So, in light of my enthronement
I’d like to designate the era name for my reign.
His Majesty would like to call this era “Gwangdeok.”

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10
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to choose someone or something for a particular purpose or duty

verb

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designate

Now that you are all in here, I am feeling extremely satisfied.
So, in light of my enthronement
I’d like to designate the era name for my reign.
His Majesty would like to call this era “Gwangdeok.”

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11
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an amount of a substance in the shape of a small hill or a number of objects on top of each other

noun

A

pile

It looks like a place where your wishes would come true, right?
Did you pile them up yourself in order to get your proposal?
Yes, I did.
You said you would propose to me at the prayer tower.

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12
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an illness

noun

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ailment

Focus on being a queen.
Do not cross the line again.
My lady?
Are you all right?
When your heart is hurting, your other ailments start to hurt more.

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13
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a long, thin mark

noun

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line

Focus on being a queen.
Do not cross the line again.
My lady?
Are you all right?
When your heart is hurting, your other ailments start to hurt more.

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14
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to go from one side of something to the other side

verb

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cross

Focus on being a queen.
Do not cross the line again.
My lady?
Are you all right?
When your heart is hurting, your other ailments start to hurt more.

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15
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an insect with large, patterned wings

noun

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butterfly

Why don’t you just come to me then?
I would be good to you.
I am getting so tired of this place.
Let’s go somewhere far away, like birds.
Yes, let’s see everything like butterflies and live freely.
I know you will take me far away to the battlefields and make me watch you fight.

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16
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to announce something officially or in public

verb

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proclaim

You…
are my only queen.
Yeon Hwa of Hwangju’s Hwangbo will be the new queen.
Work well with the ministers.
Let us celebrate this matrimony.
Congratulations on being proclaimed the queen.
Long live the queen. May many blessings come.
Long live the queen. May many blessings come!

17
Q

the state of being married

noun

A

matrimony

You…
are my only queen.
Yeon Hwa of Hwangju’s Hwangbo will be the new queen.
Work well with the ministers.
Let us celebrate this matrimony.
Congratulations on being proclaimed the queen.
Long live the queen. May many blessings come.
Long live the queen. May many blessings come!

18
Q

rules about what is polite and correct behaviour

noun

A

etiquette

will continue to stay with you.
If I become a queen or your wife, I’ll be tied down by palace rules.
I won’t be able to see you when I want and I’ll have to follow etiquette.
That doesn’t suit me.

19
Q

to limit someone’s freedom

A

tie sb down

I will not give up on you over that scar.
No one can force me to.
I won’t give up either.
I will continue to stay with you.
If I become a queen or your wife, I’ll be tied down by palace rules.
I won’t be able to see you when I want and I’ll have to follow etiquette.

20
Q

to make someone do something that they do not want to do

verb

A

force

I will not give up on you over that scar.
No one can force me to.
I won’t give up either.
I will continue to stay with you.
If I become a queen or your wife, I’ll be tied down by palace rules.
I won’t be able to see you when I want and I’ll have to follow etiquette.