That's what is bound to happen when you tramp up and down a two-kilometre stretch with a hoe in your hand.
Sometimes battered hampers
There, you see, nothing was lost in the process of real translation.
The purpose of boots
Sometimes, even as a freelance translator who is free to wear her boots as often as she likes in her semi-rural home village, business comes before comfort. That's okay, I have boots for business meetings in big cities too.