score - get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"

get to, progress to, reach, make - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

begin - achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

come to, strike - attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

culminate - reach the highest or most decisive point

compass - bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

average - achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"

finagle, wangle, manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods