[W/K] :: make headway

  make headway
       v : obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
           gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
           pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the
           number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn:
            gain, advance, win, pull ahead, get ahead, gain
           ground] [ant: fall back]

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "make headway":
     achieve success, advance, ameliorate, amend, arrive, be a success,
     break through, come along, come on, come through, cover ground,
     cut a swath, develop, do well, enjoy prosperity, farewell, foot,
     gain, gain ground, gather head, gather way, get ahead, get along,
     get on, get on swimmingly, get on well, get there, go, go ahead,
     go along, go far, go fast, go forward, go on, go places, go well,
     graduate, grow better, have it made, improve, look up,
     make a breakthrough, make a success, make good, make good time,
     make head against, make it, make knots, make progress,
     make progress against, make sternway, make strides, make the scene,
     make up leeway, make way, meliorate, mend, move, move forward,
     pass along, pass on, perk up, pick up, proceed, progress, prosper,
     rise, roll, shape up, show improvement, skyrocket, stem,
     step forward, succeed, take off, travel, turn out well