difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
progress; advance; improvement; development
recompense; indemnity; atonement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to thrust down; to push off
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
highly unpredictable; touch and go
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
aptitude; aptness; suitability
equal amount; same quantity
price; cost; value; worth; value
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post