win noun
ADJECTIVES
big, comfortable, convincing, decisive, easy, emphatic, handsome, resounding, runaway
last-gasp, narrow
five-point, nine-wicket, single-shot, two-goal, etc.
hard-earned, hard-fought
deserved, well-earned
excellent, fine, great, impressive
thrilling
improbable, remarkable, shock, unexpected
famous
away, home
cup final, league, semi-final, etc.
Democrat, Labour, etc.
VERBS
claim, chalk up, gain, have, notch (up), record, score
cruise to, romp to, sweep to
deserve, earn
give sb
celebrate
come
keep sb, lift sb, put sb, take sb
PREPOSITIONS
without a
against/over
PHRASES
a no-win situation
win verb
ADVERBS
comfortably, convincingly, easily, hands down, handsomely, outright
narrowly
duly
unexpectedly
eventually, finally
VERBS
deserve to
hope to
be expected to, be tipped to, expect to
be likely to
be going to
manage to
fail to
help (to), help sb (to)
PREPOSITIONS
against
at
by
on
PHRASES
be capable of winning (sth)
be confident of winning (sth), a chance of winning (sth), a chance to win sth
succeed in winning sth