Sentence:  I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of <WSD>fear</WSD> of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (uncountable: unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.