are/keep/stay one jump ahead

:  to retain in one's possession or power

:  to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing

:  to have in control

:  the means or provisions by which one is kept

:  one that keeps or protects: such as

:  fortress, castle

:  a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast

:  guy

:  to secure upright with or as if with stays

:  to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays

:  to go about :  tack

:  to stop going forward :  pause

:  to stop doing something :  cease

:  to continue in a place or condition :  remain

:  the action of halting :  the state of being stopped

:  a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order

:  self-control, moderation

:  one that serves as a prop :  support

:  a thin firm strip (as of plastic) used for stiffening a garment or part (such as a shirt collar)

:  to provide physical or moral support for :  sustain

:  to fix on something as a foundation

:  to spring into the air :  leap

:  to spring free from the ground or other base by the muscular action of feet and legs

:  to move suddenly or involuntarily :  start

:  an act of jumping :  leap

:  any of several sports competitions featuring a leap, spring, or bound

:  a leap in figure skating in which the skater leaves the ice with both feet and turns in the air

:  exactly, pat

:  in a forward direction or position :  forward

:  in front

:  in, into, or for the future