Body
Body noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Upper hand and body are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper hand" instead a noun "Body".
Upper hand
Upper hand noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Body and upper hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Body" instead a noun phrase "Upper hand".
Both terms in one sentence
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Taking the Bullet: The Zeti get an upper hand on Sonic by shooting into a crowd of civilians so Sonic has to block the shots with his body.
- Exemplified in chapter 38, when Teana gains the upper hand while unisoned, but soon her body starts giving out on her, forcing her to drop the unison, leaving her weakened and tired.
Source: Fan Fic / Relationships Series -
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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