level up

a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty:

venture

the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong

conscience

feeling guilty about something you have done or failed to do

conscience-stricken

believing your actions to be fair

in (all/good) conscience

to correct something that is unfair or wrong

redress something

the most successful or popular period of someone or something

heyday

until now or until a particular time

hitherto

to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something:

hinder

unwilling to give information

cagey

to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong

to tempt sb

to consider or think about something in a not very serious way, and without making a decision

toy with something

the process of getting something

acquisition

something that someone buys, often to add to a collection of things

acquisition

the act of obtaining or beginning to have something, or something obtained:

acquisition

something that is bought by a company, such as another company, a building, or a piece of land

acquisition

the act of buying something such as a company, a building, or a piece of land

acquisition

the process of getting something

acquisition

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

thwart

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

thwart

depradation

(an act causing) damage or destruction

to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country:

expel

the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have:

temptation

an order given by a person in authority

fiat

to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

confine

confine

to keep someone closed in a place, often by force

render

to cause sb or sth to be in particular state

the formal announcement that someone no longer owns, supports, believes in, or has a connection with something

renunciation

the quality of being more important or better than others

pre-eminance

in a way that expresses criticism or opinions forcefully and clearly

trenchantly

someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series

predecessor

to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes

entangle

a particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives

incarnation

a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good

virtue

(of a bad action, situation, person, etc.) shocking because of being so obvious

flagrant

disagreements or fighting between groups of people

unrest

to encourage bad emotions or behaviour to get worse

fan

a person or business that holthe person who holds a particular elected position at the present timeds a particular position in a company, market, industry, etc. at the present time

incumbent

comprehensive

complete and including everything that is necessary

of a town or city or the people who live in it

civic

a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble

upheaval

to protect someone or something from harmful experiences or influences

insulate

to argue that a statement or claim is not true

rebut

to argue that a statement or claim is not true:

rebut

to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something

disavow

to consider something to be very important or valuable

to put a premium on sth

to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems

to steer clear of sb

to make sure someone knows what is happening, esp. in a situation that is quickly changing

keep someone posted