We're here because we're willing to stand up and be counted and we're willing to do something about the problems of this community.

Sandshoes had been issued for shipboard use, to avoid damage to the decks by hob-nailed boots.

(but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)

Warming up to her might have meant a winter's job for both of us, or at least a place to roundside for a few days with three squares set out on the table.