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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

4

conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

1

phylogenetic tree; genealogical tree; family tree; evolutionary tree; dendrogram

1

to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

1

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

2

outset; start; beginning

1

afflux; influx

1

to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

construction work

1

iron ball

2

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

8

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

intuitive

2

ingredient; component; composition

5

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

6

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

to unsheathe

4

searching for the enemy

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

3

to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in

1

rubber band; elastic band

1

inanimate object

1

sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel

42

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

3

primitive; original

1

length (of an animal); body length

1

triangle

2

arrowhead

2

top; summit; vertex

1

cone shape

1

suction cup; suction pad; sucker

1

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

5

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

2

spring; fountain

1

reservoir; pond

1

mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime

1

wooden board

1

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

3

something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle

2

avalanche; snowslide

1