protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
sunlight filtering through trees
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
king's younger brother; royal brother
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
duchy; dukedom; principality
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
deceased; late; dead; departed
royal line; royal descendants
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to search for; to seek for; to look for
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
hard to get; hard to come by
(on) horseback; riding a horse
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
one's way (ahead); one's path
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to push aside; to push one's way through
to throw at; to turn; to raise
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to get slightly dirty (all over)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
princess; Her Royal Highness