foothold vs accomplishment

foothold and accomplishment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foothold	Yes	No	No	No
accomplishment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accomplishment is a hypernym of foothold; that is, accomplishment is a word with a broader meaning than foothold:

foothold: an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
accomplishment: the action of accomplishing something

Other hypernyms of foothold include achievement.

foothold (noun)	accomplishment (noun)
an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments	the action of accomplishing something
a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing	an ability that has been acquired by training
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies