Center
Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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One of the features he could have gotten was a direct wire to the pleasure center, but his patron decided that Audran would be too likely to abuse the privilege, so instead he got a wire to the pain center.
Source: Electric Instant Gratification - Arc Villain: The story has an overarching Big Bad Ensemble but most arcs tend to have a more direct antagonist take center stage.
Source: Literature / Dis Acedia -
They are larger than the birds in the previous stages and can only be defeated by a direct shot in the center of the body.
Source: Video Game / Phoenix
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