grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
just because; even if; even though
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV)
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm