to be more advanced or prepared than others
être plus avancé ou préparé que les autres (etre plus avance ou prepare que les autres)
"With her skills, she’s always one step ahead of her competitors."
"Avec ses compétences, elle est toujours un pas en avant de ses concurrents." (Avec ses competences, elle est toujours **un pas en avant** de ses concurrents.)
to follow someone who has followed you
to bend your upper body toward something
to decide to achieve something and focus on it
to gradually prepare for something difficult
to keep working on something until it is completed
to escalate complicated problems to a higher level