Limp "He limps with the right leg and wears thick-soled shooting boots"	Cojear To walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt. "The injured player limped off the field."
lameness :/ˈleɪmnɪs/ noun "What about his lameness? The mark of his right foot was always less clare than his left, because he limped"	Cojera, debilidad.
waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd/ "marshy: Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged."	Anegado, lleno de agua. Saturated with or full of water. "parts of the racecourse were waterlogged’ ‘the game was called off because of a waterlogged pitch’
Swiftly adverb "I very swiftly packed a case"	Rápidamente The complaint was swiftly dealt with
Sip, verb ‘I sat sipping coffee’ ‘she sipped at her tea’	Sorber, beber a sorbos Drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls. "She sipped her tea"
gaunt [gɔːnt], adjective "He was instantly recognizable: tall and gaunt..."	Demacrado Very thin, especially because of being sick or old "A pale, gaunt face."
luggage rack /'lagidz/, noun "He rolled the papers into a ball and threw them onto the luggage rack"	Rejilla portaequipajes A shelf on a train or a bus on which you can put your bags and suitcases
rush [rʌʃ] "When the door burst open and in rush one of the loviest young women i have ever seen"	Prisa, precipitación A situation in which you have to hurry or move somewhere quickly "I'm sorry I can't talk now, I'm in rush."
shatter [ˈʃætər] "The bones on the left hand side of the skull, at the back, had shattered by a heavy blow"	Romper en pedazos o añicos. Destrozarse Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.
Skull /skʌl/, noun "The bones on the left hand side of the skull, at the back, had shattered by a heavy blow."	Cráneo A bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head. ‘He broke his collar bone and fractured his skull’
cripple [ˈkrɪpl] "He's an emotional cripple"	Lisiado Offensive old fashioned A person who cannot use their arms or legs in a normay way
mouthful, noun "Drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls."	[of food] bocado m; [of drink] trago m; [of smoke, air] bocanada The amount of food or drink that you can put into your mouth at one time
drag /draɡ/ "Cynthia dragged the large chair into the room."	Arrastrar To pull someone or something along the ground somewhere, usually with difficulty. ‘we dragged the boat up the beach
marshy/ˈmɑːʃi/, adjective "It was damp marshy ground and there were marks of many feet on the path"	Pantanoso Describes an area of land that is always wet. ‘The marshy ground towards the sea’
moss/mɒs/ "A jagged stone was lying among the moss; he picked it up and examined it carefully..."	musgo A very small, green plant that grows on the surface of rocks, trees, etc.
blow/bləʊ/ NOUN ‘the head had been beaten in by blows from some heavy’	Golpe (punch) A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object. ‘he received a blow to the skull’
Jagged /ˈdʒaɡɪd/, adjective "A jagged stone was lying among the moss"	Mellado With rough, sharp points protruding. ‘the jagged edges gashed their fingers’ "The knife's jagged edge"
Resemble /rɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/ "Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged."	Parecerse a Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like. ‘some people resemble their dogs’
gashed gash/ɡaʃ/, verb "the jagged edges gashed their fingers"	Cortar, rajar. To make a long, deep wound or cut in something. "She gashed her leg on a piece of glass."
Stick out "Sticking out; projecting."	Extender, proyectar. sobresalir Be extremely noticeable. "many important things had happened to him, but one stuck out"
Protruding /prəˈtruːdɪŋ/ "With rough, sharp points protruding."	Que sobresale Sticking out; projecting. "a stocky guy with a furrowed brow and a protruding bottom lip"
Twigs "...Under the shadow of a great beech tree he lay down again. He stayed there a long time, turning over leaves and dry twigs."	Ramita A small, thin shoot of a wooden branch or stem. "The bird perched on a twig at the end of the branch." Other forms: twig verb Twig'less adj, twig'like adj.
Perch "The bird perched on a twig at the end of the branch."	Posarse To sit near the edge of something "The children perched on the edges of their seats."
Jot "just feel us the truth while I jot down the facts"	Apuntar algo To write something quickly "I jotted down some notes during his speech."
Cloak And dressed in his long grey cloak and deerstalker hat	Capa A loose coat with no parts for the arms
Bounce "As the carriage bounced down the country lanes, Holmes turned to me"	Rebotar To eject, expel or dismiss (someone) quickly or with force
Pace up and down "Holmes paced up and down, sometimes losing and sometimes finding the track."	Ir de un lado para otro (de) To walk around because you are worried about something "She was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring."
Burst "We were sipping our tea when the door burst open and in rushed one of the loviest young women I have ever seen"	Abrir de golpe To come or go suddenly or violently "He burst in without knocking"
Sole, noun "The soles are deeply marked but the heels hardly visible."	Planta The bottom part of your foot that you walk on The bottom part of a shoe Suela There's a hole in the sole of these shoes.
Rely on "I need someone I can rely on"	Contar con alguien o algo Rely on verb To trust someone or something "I know I can rely on you to help me"
Let out "Enough to buy several farms, one he let out to another Australian, Mr Charles McCarthy"	Dejar, permitir To allow or permit "She refused to let her children go out in the rain." "Let me see your drawing"
Dreadful, adjective "He had not gone far when He heard a dreadful cry"	Terrible "A dreadful accident"
inquest "The local paper had the full inquest report which included the surgeon's description of the injures"	Pesquisa, indagación. An examination of or discussion about the reasons for someone's or something's failure "An inquest into the department's poor performance"
Craggy "He had a slow limping step but his craggy face and huge arms and legs gave an impresion"	figurative (face: rugged, rough) Arrugado, marcado Rocky; rugged, irregular Escarpado, peñascoso "The craggy peaks of the Dolomites"

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