mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
woman; female; feminine gender
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
besides; in addition; also; moreover
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to say (something) over one's shoulder
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to continue to rain or snow
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
alone; by oneself; on one's own
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
both hands; both arms; ten
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly