to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel
赛
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宀
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井
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丌
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贝
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Socrates (s) and the crab (贝) are competing in a competition (赛) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). The competition is about stacking wells (井) as high as possible. After time's up, Socrates is the clear winner. He climbs the winner's pedestal (丌) and receives a honorary PhD and thus a graduation cap (宀).
艇
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廷
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舟
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engine has been flooded, and inside ((e)ng3) there's water everywhere. Mother Teresa (ti) arrived with her yellow submarine (舟) and changed into a small boat (艇) to explore the remains. She's specifically looking for the former palace courtyard (廷).