to be the first person or team that obtains an advantage over a competitor in any contest
to excel in doing something compared to anyone else who has ever tried it
to defeat someone soundly or thoroughly in a competition or argument, often with the implication that the opponent had no chance of winning
superior to others in terms of advancement, achieving success, or modernity
to achieve a significantly higher level of success compared to someone or something else
to be able to beat someone or something due to being superior in terms of skill or strength
to manage to invent something that improves upon an existing concept or object
to be in a slightly better position when competing against someone else
to achieve significantly better results compared to other people or things
to be much better, quicker, more successful etc. than someone or something else
used to refer to someone who is slightly better in terms of being prepared, skilled, etc. when compared to someone or something else
to increase one's level of effort, skill, or performance in a particular activity or area to achieve better results or compete more effectively
to deliver a much better performance compared to that of others'
a decisive victory in which a team or player achieves consecutive wins in any game, contest, or other similar events
クリーンスウィープ
a person or thing that is ahead of others in a race or other competitive situation
有力候補
to achieve a victory or success despite initially seeming unlikely or impossible, particularly after experiencing a setback or failure
to be in an advantageous position when competing against someone else