smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
at the last moment; this late in the game
it's no joke; gimme a break!
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to distribute; to hand out
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unprecedented; never seen before
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
decision; judgment; resolution
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
maid; helper; help; assistance
to leave a bad impression behind
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar