3
sleuth(noun, verb, person, plant, examine)
3
sneer(scorn, mock, tease, jolly, ridicule)
3
snoop(noun, verb, person, plant, examine)
3
talent scout(noun, expression, idiom, recruiter)
3
throw away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, dismiss)
3
track
3
usher(noun, verb, lead, model, head)
3
watcher(noun, plant, case, watch, overlook)
2
brownie
2
eye(noun, verb, study, check, see)
2
laugh to scorn(expression, idiom, disrespect, contempt)
2
abhor(verb, scorn, spurn, despise)
2
adventurer(noun, person, watch, spy, lookout)
2
antecede(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
antedate(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
be ahead of(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
beacon(case, watch, guard, post, warning)
2
beat the bushes(verb, expression, idiom, cover, bother)
2
bellwether(noun, leader, ship, captain, flier)
2
bird-dog(verb, cover, bother, do, follow)
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