Ability
Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Upper hand and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper hand" instead a noun "Ability".
Nearby Word: able
Upper hand
Upper hand noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Ability and upper hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun phrase "Upper hand".
Both terms in one sentence
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From the Hyper Dying Will Mode, Tsuna gains a good sense of combat and an ability used by his ancestors called Hyper Intuition, which allows him to predict human movements and gain an upper hand in battle.
Source: Marked Change - However, he has the upper hand: his combat ability is far superior to that of any of the Mooks he's fighting.
Source: Kung-Fu Clairvoyance -
While the Straw Hats are on Thriller Bark, Usopp fights Perona, who has the Horo-Horo Devil Fruit ability, so her spirit can leave her body while fighting, and because of this has the upper hand on Usopp, until he finds where her body is hidden.
Source: Exactly What I Aimed At
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