9
advantage(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
8
edge(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
7
start(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
6
upper hand(noun, expression, support, hold, break)
6
vantage(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
5
handicap(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
5
jump(noun, increase, advantage)
4
odds(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
3
drop
3
first crack(noun, advantage)
3
lead(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
2
bulge(noun, advance, start, favor, lead)
2
draw(noun, lead, advantage, difference, edge)
2
first stage
2
flying start(noun, expression, control, advance, start)
2
ground floor(noun, point)
2
inside track(noun, position)
2
running start(noun, advantage)
2
something in reserve(expression, idiom)
2
superiority
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