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self-advancement
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role model
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make hay
favourable
redound
grovel
push the right buttons
emulation
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feather one's nest
lackey
ass-kisser
sycophant
toady
weather a point
supersedure
take at advantage
supersession
crawler
acquire
pull the ladder up behind oneself
foul
flex
flatter
sitting pretty
honor system
punch someone's ticket
outwait
beneficiary
preoccupation
look out for number one
have the best of it
preoccupancy
superself
run rings around
attain
high ground
cheat
outflank
earn
smell blood
take control
representant
loaded dice
reconfide
ride bitch
superior
prevail
self-interest
expedience
self-seeking
harvest
opportunism
advantageously
intrinsic motivation
rival
head start
gamesmanship
assignment
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designation
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appointment
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self-help
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noun
- An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
- A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star).
- A single impression from a handpress.
- A journey made by rowing.
- A proof sheet.
- An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; a strain.
- The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
verb
- To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- To row.
- To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To do or perform.
- To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- To attract or net; to pull in.
- To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- To persuade (someone) to have sex with one: to be 'on the pull' - looking for a sexual partner.
- To retrieve or generate for use.
- To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
intj
adj
- Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- In fashion; popular.
- Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- Incoming.
- Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Having been collected or received.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Currently batting.
- He is very in with the Joneses.
- Furled or stowed.
- Located inside something.
prep
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- During (a period of time).
- Into.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Characterized by.
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
- In the form of, in the denomination of.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Contained by.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
adv
- After the beginning of something.
- The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
- Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
noun
verb
- To qualify oneself, through a demonstration of ability, to function in a certain capacity or to act within a certain role.
- In European institutions of higher education, to qualify as an instructor or professor, usually by defending a dissertation or similar project.
- To supply money to work a mine.
- To enable one to function in a given manner; to make one capable of performing a given function or of conducting something; to make one fit to fulfill a given purpose or competent to act within a particular role.
verb
- To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something.
- To reverberate, to echo.
- To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.).
- To roll back; to be sent or driven back.
- To arise from or out of something.
- To contribute to the honour, shame etc. of a person or organisation.
- To reflect (honour, shame etc.) to or onto someone.
noun
verb
- To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
- To become clogged.
- To become entangled.
- To come into contact or collide with.
- To make dirty.
- To besmirch.
- To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- To hit outside of the baselines.
- To clog or obstruct.
- To entangle.
- To commit a foul.
noun
- A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
- A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
- A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
adj
- Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- (with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
noun
verb
- To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- To deceive; to fool; to trick.
- To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
- To manage to avoid something even though it seemed inevitable.
noun
- A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
- A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code.
- Someone who cheats.
- An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception.
- The weed cheatgrass.
adj
- Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
- Greater in size or power.
- Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
- Higher in rank, status, or quality.
- (of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part.
- Located above or higher, a direction that in humans corresponds to cephalad.
- Of high standard or quality.
- Located above or out; higher in position.
- (of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs.
- Printed in superscript.
- (of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit.
- Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem.
- More comprehensive.
- (of a planet) Closer to the Earth than to the Sun.
- Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
- Greater or better than average.
noun
- The senior person in a monastic community.
- One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
- A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.
verb
- To win, achieve a gain.
- To be occupied bringing in a harvest
- To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
- To kill for meat, slaughter.
noun
- A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
- The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
- This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous.
- The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
- The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
- The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
- The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
noun
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
noun
- a superior person having claim to precedence
- something superior in quality or condition or effect
- someone who bets
- the superior one of two alternatives
adj
- (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
- more than half
adv
- comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
- from a position of superiority or authority
adj
- (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
- (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
verb
verb
- use to one's advantage
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
verb
- To seek advantage in a situation by threatening the well-being or success of (a person or thing not directly involved in the situation).
- To hold in custody or use for any advantage.
- To have possession or custody of (a person) as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand.
noun
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- a meeting arranged in advance
- (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- a person who is appointed to a job or position
- the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
- (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
verb
- to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
- to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
noun
- Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
- The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
- Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
- The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
- Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
verb
- To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.
- To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
- To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
- To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
- To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
- To convert into a stable or available form.
- To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
- To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.
- To mend, to repair.
- To prepare (food or drink).
- To map a (point or subset) to itself.
noun
- fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
- A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
- A repair or corrective action.
- A determination of location.
- A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
verb
- take or have a position relative to others
- assign a rank or rating to
- take precedence or surpass others in rank
adj
- very fertile; producing profuse growth
- very offensive in smell or taste
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- growing profusely
noun
noun
- the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
- someone who takes the place of another person
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- filling again by supplying what has been used up
- a person who follows next in order
verb
- To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
- To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
- To defeat or surpass someone or something.
- To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- To achieve victory.
- To have power, coercion or control.
- To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- To obtain (something desired).
- To cause a victory for someone.
- To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
- To dry by exposure to the wind.
noun
verb
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
- be employed
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform as expected when applied
- shape, form, or improve a material
- give a workout to
- proceed along a path
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- move in an agitated manner
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- cause to work
- prepare for crops
- behave in a certain way when handled
- have and exert influence or effect
- operate in or through
- cause to operate or function
- provoke or excite
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- make something, usually for a specific function
- move into or onto
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- cause to undergo fermentation
- go sour or spoil
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
noun
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- the occupation for which you are paid
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- a place where work is done
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
noun
- The ability of an actor to change the incentive structures of other actors in order to bring about an outcome.
verb
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