headway
n [U] progress, esp in difficult circumstances 进步, 进展(尤指在困难条件下所取得者)
We are making little headway with the negotiations. 我们在谈判中没有取得什麽进展.
The boat made slow headway against the tide. 那船逆著潮水缓慢地前进.
Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have cheated of the best things that life has to offer.