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beachhead, foothold
an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
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cakewalk
an easy accomplishment
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effort, exploit, feat
a notable achievement
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masterpiece
an outstanding achievement
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masterstroke
an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery
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credit
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
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performance
any recognized accomplishment
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record, track record
the sum of recognized accomplishments
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accomplished fact, fait accompli
an irreversible accomplishment
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going, sledding
advancing toward a goal
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arrival, reaching
accomplishment of an objective
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close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeak, squeaker
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
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attainment
the act of achieving an aim
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freeing, liberation, release
the act of liberating someone or something
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base on balls, pass, walk
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
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haymaking
taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
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face saver, face saving
an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
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enlisting, recruitment
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
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smooth
the act of smoothing
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derring-do
brave and heroic feats
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hit
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
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rally, rallying
the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
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stunt
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
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tour de force
a masterly or brilliant feat
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overachievement
better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
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underachievement
poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
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attainment
arrival at a new stage
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advent, coming
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
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record
an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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success
an attainment that is successful
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course credit, credit
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
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jail delivery
the use of force to liberate prisoners
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accession, rise to power
the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
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deregulating, deregulation
the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
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relief
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
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disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling
the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
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emancipation
freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
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clearing
the act of freeing from suspicion
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manumission
the formal act of freeing from slavery
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parole
(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
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probation
(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court