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it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

top quality products

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(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

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to leave open

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running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

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to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

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(foot) race; sprint

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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halfway point

2

easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

2

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

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slipstream

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air resistance

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

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not limited to; not just ...

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that is to say; so that means

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to settle (a dispute)

3

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

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locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

2

even

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apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

3

rear; stern

2

reason; right

2

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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traffic lane; road lane

2

to cheer (for)

2

loud cry; shout

1

start; beginning

2

stride

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to do one's best

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to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited

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last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally

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vein (esp. in head)

2

weak; feeble

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cough; coughing; tussis

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

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outside a car (train, bus, etc.)

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

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pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

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spurt

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running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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running the whole distance

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