────────────────────────────── reciprocally, 相互に ────────────────────────────── Say What You Meanより。
A reciprocal action or agreement involves two people or groups who do the same thing to each other or agree to help each another in a similar way. [FORMAL]
ex) Both sides had reciprocally observed restraints.
────────────────────────────── hassle, 煩わしさ = trouble ────────────────────────────── Campus and Electronic World (1)より。
A hassle is a situation that is difficult and involved problems, efforts, or arguments with people. [INFORMAL]
ex) Weddings are so much hassle that you need a good break afterwards.
────────────────────────────── munch lunch, 昼食をほおばる [むしゃむしゃ食べる] = chomp ────────────────────────────── Campus and Electronic World (1)より。
If you munch food, you eat it by chewing it slowly, thoroughly, and rather noisily.
ex) Luke munched the chicken sandwiches.
────────────────────────────── lightning-quick, 超高速の ────────────────────────────── Campus and Electronic World (2)より。
Lightning describes things that happen very quickly or last for only a short time.
ex) Driving today demands lightning reflexes.
雷 ＝ 雷鳴と稲妻（thunder and lightning）でしたね、確か。
────────────────────────────── erode [動], 失わせる、損なう ────────────────────────────── Campus and Electronic World (3)より。
If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases.
ex) The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Campus and Electronic World (5) 2/13-14 2008"
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