YOU SAID:
she didn't make it this far by just shaking hands
INTO JAPANESE
彼女は握手するだけではこれまでできませんでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
She could not do it just by shaking hands
INTO JAPANESE
彼女は握手するだけではできませんでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
She just could not shake hands
INTO JAPANESE
彼女はただ握手できなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
She just could not shake hands
That didn't even make that much sense in English.