41. Competition

establish a standard or rate that others have to try to achieve

establish a standard or rate that others have to try to achieve

make strong and steady progress with sg

make a careless mistake

it means they are very good and it will be hard for sb else to do better

gradually get closer to people you are competing with

keep a plan or idea secret until you need it

become more exciting or show an increase in activity

give a slight advantage to sb

be more successful than the others

there was a racehorse that  nobody knew anything about. Now it refers to a person who other people know very little about, especially one who might achieve sg that you don't expect

two horses that are next to each other. Two people or two teams can be too so.

if the result of sg is ..., it is uncertain

make the maximum possible effort

a situation is this, that thing is the most important factor

sg that happens which you have wanted for a long time

try as hard as you possibly can in doing sg

succeed in doing sg that is difficult

suffer as a result of bad luck, a mistake, or sg you have done

not take any big risks

thing about a past event

it is a situation in which success or failure is equally possible

It is when you just manage to avoid a dangerous situation or accident