forge
（着実に）少しずつ進歩する、to move ahead slowly; progress steadily:
一般例文
- to forge through dense underbrush
英字新聞からの例文
- 引用元 : New York Times (by TIFFANY HSU) - Alibaba’s Online Growth Surges, Even as It Looks Offline (2018/02)
The Alibaba Group, the Chinese online shopping giant, has become so big that it is looking for growth by forging into new territory: the offline world.
