every step is painful;hard to move one’s feet; hard to walk; have difficulty walking; plod; trudge; walk with an effort; walk with difficulty
? 為什么開頭這一場就如此～，而且看著被動？ (羅廣斌、楊益言《紅巖》164)Why had he found every step so painful and been on the defensive from the very outset step of this encounter?
步履維艱bù lǚ wéi jiān
維：語助詞。行動很困難。walk with difficulty, dot and carry one, have difficulty walking, hard to work, plod, trodge