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  1. murky
    dark or gloomy
    The Landrover's light appeared, murky through the thickly falling snow.
  2. fumble
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
    There was no light in the back, and he fumbled for a seat.
  3. bench
    a long seat for more than one person
  4. rough
    having or caused by an irregular surface
    To one side of him he could feel the rough cloth of an overcoat
  5. self-conscious
    aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being
    ...he suddenly felt almost paralysed by a mixture of self-consciousness and desire.
  6. unattainable
    impossible to achieve
    She was always so easily casual, so sure of herself, so unattainable.
  7. squeeze
    press firmly
    She squeezed his hand before releasing it.
  8. chuckle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
    There was a general chuckle from the figures in the darkness
  9. pluck
    strip of feathers
    We're going to be plucking turkeys ....
  10. pheasant
    a wild game bird with long narrow tail feathers
  11. stumble
    miss a step and fall or nearly fall
    Dave stumbled into the brightly-lit shed
  12. shed
    an outbuilding with a single story
    Dave stumbled into the brightly-lit shed
  13. layout
    a plan or design of something that is laid out
    Most of the others worked during the week and knew the layout. They went to their stations, ready to start.
  14. strung
    that is on a string
    He hung them up from hooks on a wire strung at about six feet high ..... (approximately 2 metres)
  15. awkward
    lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
    Dave stood awkwardly by the main door, waiting to be told what to do.
  16. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
    The farm manager beckoned him.
  17. glare
    an angry stare
    The manager glared at him.
  18. dock
    deduct from someone's wages
    You get docked 10p if you tear the skin.
  19. sew
    do needlework
    Gina there will sew up any torn birds.
  20. slaughter
    the killing of animals, as for food
    the door to the slaughtering room
  21. sharpen
    make sharp or sharper
    Gina was sharpening a small knife on a stone
  22. itch
    an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
    Dave's nose itched, but when he reached up to scratch it, more down stuck there
  23. scratch
    scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
    Dave's nose itched, but when he reached up to scratch it, more down stuck there
  24. deftly
    in an agile manner
    She deftly began sewing up the tear.
  25. twist
    the act of rotating rapidly
    If you twist these big feathers they come out more easily
  26. nape
    the back side of the neck
  27. slit
    make a clean cut through
    She took her small sharp knife and slit around the throat.
  28. innards
    the organs in a body, collectively
    all the innards came out and fell into a large stainless steel bucket
  29. fondle
    touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
    the farm manager ....... whispered something in her ear as he fondled her backside.
  30. thrust
    push forcefully
    its head and neck were thrust into a bucket
  31. lever
    a simple machine giving a mechanical advantage on a fulcrum
    Then the lever was pulled across, and the neck was broken
  32. slap
    hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
    he slapped her bottom and made a joke
  33. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
    Dave stared morosely at his feet. He was thinking about whether to come back tomorrow
  34. get the hang
    be or become completely proficient or skilled in
    You're getting the hang of it. Another day or two and you'll start to pick up speed
  35. sweep
    clean by brushing with a broom
    he had to sit there beside the old woman who swept the shed
  36. bruise
    a small injury that results in discoloration
    'There's a big bruise there.' Her small white hand rubbed his head gently. It was still painfully tender.
  37. tender
    hurting
    'There's a big bruise there.' Her small white hand rubbed his head gently. It was still painfully tender.
  38. glance
    take a brief look at
    He was sure enough now of his job to pluck out the breast feathers in a snowstorm of down while he glanced up from time to time to see her
  39. moorland
    open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
    Behind the town was a moorland, where Dave had used to play when he was younger. There were meandering streams and bogs up there, and he'd always been warned to stay away from these
  40. meander
    a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
    Behind the town was a moorland, where Dave had used to play when he was younger. There were meandering streams and bogs up there, and he'd always been warned to stay away from these
  41. bog
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
    Behind the town was a moorland, where Dave had used to play when he was younger. There were meandering streams and bogs up there, and he'd always been warned to stay away from these
  42. moss
    tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
    He would creep up to the mossy bog, and look at the way the sphagnum moss gradually dipped under the water away from the edges
  43. stain
    color with a liquid dye or tint
    The surface had a strong redness, a rust red, as if some strange essence of the peat, something like a vegetable blood, had stained it. He dreamt about the bog one night, seeing its centre stained with red. He saw that the stain lay in threads and streams across the water, and then he saw that it was hair, dark hair, almost black, with rich red highlights in it.
  44. harridan
    a scolding (even vicious) old woman
    Can't say I blame him - that wife of his is an old harridan
  45. lass
    a girl or young woman
  46. ragged
    having an irregular outline
    There was a rain falling, melting the snow, leaving ragged patches of green in the white fields.
  47. patch
    a small contrasting part of something
    There was a rain falling, melting the snow, leaving ragged patches of green in the white fields.
  48. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
    It was melting fast now. By his sodden boot a lump of slush dissolved into the stream of water flowing out into the road.
  49. slush
    partially melted snow
    It was melting fast now. By his sodden boot a lump of slush dissolved into the stream of water flowing out into the road.
Created on 三月 1, 2012 (updated 三月 6, 2012)

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