• to carry off a prize, to land a prize
• to pass in, to pass into
• nothing venture nothing gain, nothing venture nothing have, nothing venture nothing win
• to get admission to swhere
• gainer, top notch, winner, winning
• assertive, blunt, brusque, burly, coarse, crude, ecru, feral, green, gruff, harsh, homespun, inelegant, ramage, raw, rough, rude, rugged, surly, undressed, unfinished, unkindly