4 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

the way that someone or something is going or facing

noun

A

direction

Your Majesty, there are rumors coming from all four directions.
About what?
They believe that Lord Kyung Chun Won should have been king.
Foreign Minister Park Young Gyu thinks you lied about the king’s dying wish.

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2
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a religious ceremony

noun

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service

Issue a decree that it is completely canceled.
The forced laborers displaced by this construction
will be repaid according to the duration of their service
and returned to their homelands.
What about those that died in service?
Do whatever their families want.

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an object, often made of stone, that is built to help people remember an important person or event

noun

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memorial

Right about now…
the palace would be filled with blood of Jung
and my slaughtered brothers and nephews.
Queen Mother, why don’t you work on the memorial service for the late king?
I will visit you often to see how you are.
Do not call me Queen Mother.

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4
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to take someone’s job or power when you should not

verb

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usurp

He abdicated the throne to me and there is no doubt about that.
He has a son so why would he leave it to his younger brother?
If you are so curious, do you want to ask him in the afterlife?
It’s a good thing that he did abdicate.
What would it have been like if I were forced to usurp the throne?

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5
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a piece of paper with official information on it

noun

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document

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the feeling of not being certain about something, or not trusting someone or something

noun

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doubt

Why did you rip up the decree?
Who says that I ripped it?
I do not know why Yo ripped it and only left a dying wish.
He abdicated the throne to me and there is no doubt about that.
He has a son so why would he leave it to his younger brother?

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7
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to ask someone questions

verb

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question

Chae Ryung.
Court Lady Hae, Queen Yoo wishes to see you.
Hello, Queen Yoo.
I called you here because I have a question for you.
Jung.
This was found in the late king’s room.

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8
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to teach or give something to someone who will be alive after you have died

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pass sth down

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9
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a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc after each other

noun

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succession

Jung.
This was found in the late king’s room.
It looks like a last decree.
I am certain it pertains to the succession of the throne.
If so, that means it may not be So’s name that is written there.

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10
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to relate to something

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pertain to sth

This was found in the late king’s room.
It looks like a last decree.
I am certain it pertains to the succession of the throne.
If so, that means it may not be So’s name that is written there.

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11
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working hard with care and effort

adjective

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diligent

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12
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feeling relaxed and comfortable

noun

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at ease

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13
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to move around and around quickly, or to make something do this

verb

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swirl

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14
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to finish all of the supply of something

verb

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exhaust

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15
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in a willing and happy way

noun

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with good grace

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16
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very large or extreme and so impossible to measure

adjective

17
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the death of a person

noun

18
Q

to pay someone money because you are responsible for injuring them or damaging something

verb

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compensate

What about those that died in service?
Do whatever their families want.
Guarantee them jobs
or compensate them with goods.
Do the same for those who got injured.

19
Q

to take the place of someone or something

verb

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displace

Moving the capital to Seokyung…
Issue a decree that it is completely canceled.
The forced laborers displaced by this construction
will be repaid according to the duration of their service
and returned to their homelands.

20
Q

to agree with an idea, group, or person

verb

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support

A queen must use her family’s name and the other families to support the king.
That is why King Taejo got married as often as he did.
At this rate, you will just be one of the king’s many women.
Is this really how you wanted to live?
What about riding camels in the desert and going to oceans in faraway lands?