| achievement | | |
| n. (act) | 1. accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| ~ beachhead, foothold | an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments.; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" |
| ~ cakewalk | an easy accomplishment.; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" |
| ~ exploit, feat, effort | a notable achievement.; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" |
| ~ masterpiece | an outstanding achievement. |
| ~ masterstroke | an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery. |
| ~ credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise.; "she already had several performances to her credit" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ performance | any recognized accomplishment.; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" |
| ~ track record, record | the sum of recognized accomplishments.; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" |
| ~ accomplished fact, fait accompli | an irreversible accomplishment. |
| ~ sledding, going | advancing toward a goal.; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" |
| ~ arrival, reaching | accomplishment of an objective. |
| ~ close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeak, squeaker | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin. |
| ~ attainment | the act of achieving an aim.; "the attainment of independence" |
| ~ freeing, liberation, release | the act of liberating someone or something. |
| ~ base on balls, pass, walk | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls.; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" |
| ~ haymaking | taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts. |
| ~ face saver, face saving | an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige). |
| ~ enlisting, recruitment | the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.). |
| ~ smooth | the act of smoothing.; "he gave his hair a quick smooth" |
| enforcement | | |
| n. (act) | 1. enforcement | the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to. |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ coercion | the act of compelling by force of authority. |
| ~ carrying out, implementation, execution | the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order.; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" |
| ~ imposition, infliction | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo). |
| ~ law enforcement | ensuring obedience to the laws. |
| fulfillment | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. fulfillment, fulfilment | a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires. |
| ~ satisfaction | the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation.; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" |
| n. (act) | 2. fulfillment, fulfilment | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc). |
| ~ consummation | the act of bringing to completion or fruition. |
| ~ self-fulfillment, self-realisation, self-realization | the fulfillment of your capacities. |
| fulfilment | | |
| realization | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. realisation, realization, recognition | coming to understand something clearly and distinctly.; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases" |
| ~ discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension | the cognitive condition of someone who understands.; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
| n. (act) | 2. actualisation, actualization, realisation, realization | making real or giving the appearance of reality. |
| ~ creating by mental acts | the act of creating something by thinking. |
| ~ objectification | the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing. |
| n. (communication) | 3. realisation, realization | a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer. |
| ~ musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece | a musical work that has been created.; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| n. (act) | 4. realisation, realization | a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained. |
| ~ cut-rate sale, sales event, sale | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices.; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
| n. (act) | 5. realisation, realization | the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer. |
| ~ composing, composition | musical creation. |
| n. (act) | 6. fruition, realisation, realization | something that is made real or concrete.; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" |
| ~ consummation | the act of bringing to completion or fruition. |
| comply | | |
| v. (social) | 1. abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ stick with, stick to, follow | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ oblige, accommodate | provide a service or favor for someone.; "We had to oblige him" |
| ~ adopt, espouse, follow | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
| ~ toe the line | do what is expected. |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ conform to | observe.; "conform to the rules" |
| conform | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. conform | be similar, be in line with. |
| ~ scan | conform to a metrical pattern. |
| v. (change) | 2. adapt, adjust, conform | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ readjust, readapt | adjust anew.; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" |
| ~ readapt | adapt anew.; "He readapted himself" |
| ~ assimilate | become similar to one's environment.; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" |
| ~ focalise, focalize, focus | become focussed or come into focus.; "The light focused" |
| ~ acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize | get used to a certain climate.; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" |
| ~ match | be equal or harmonize.; "The two pieces match" |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ square | cause to match, as of ideas or acts. |
| obey | | |
| v. (social) | 1. obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ adapt, conform, adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ take orders | receive and be expected to follow directions or commands.; "I don't take orders from you!" |
| ~ heed, listen, mind | pay close attention to; give heed to.; "Heed the advice of the old men" |
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