to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
attendance; presence; appearance
considerably; fairly; quite
commerce; trade; business
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
detour; circumvention; turning movement
land route; overland route; by land; overland
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
interference; intervention; meddling
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength