连: to link, to join, to connect, continuously, in succession, including, (used with etc) even, company (military)...
何况: let alone, to say nothing of, besides, what's more...
木头: slow-witted, blockhead, log (of wood, timber etc)...
吸: to breathe, to suck in, to absorb, to inhale...
西: west...
车道: traffic lane, driveway...
对手: opponent, rival, competitor, (well-matched) adversary, match...
得不偿失: the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)...
两边: either side, both sides...
约: to make an appointment, to invite, approximately, pact, treaty, to economize, to restrict, to reduce (a fraction), concise...