~に向かって (toward)

Flailing at empty air with his baton, the staggering security guard recovered his balance and saw a wire-mesh trash can hurtling straight at him.

She smiled at me bashfully.

'Neko-masshigura' describes the way a housecat makes a beeline for its food.

The little girl stuck her tongue out at him.

It kept barking at me at the gate and wouldn't let me in.

Reading the book, it seems the colonists and adventurers set sail toward new wonderful lives, new countries and opportunities.

She talks to him as if he were a child.

With tears running down her cheeks, she shouted at him.

The soldiers advanced toward the border while staying on guard.

The soldiers were advancing toward the enemy's position.

The soldier advanced toward the town.

The wind blows against the sail.