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a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty:
She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business _____s.
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venture
the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong
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conscience
feeling guilty about something you have done or failed to do
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conscience-stricken
believing your actions to be fair
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in (all/good) conscience
to correct something that is unfair or wrong
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redress something
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the most successful or popular period of someone or something
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heyday
until now or until a particular time
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hitherto
to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something:
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hinder
unwilling to give information
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cagey
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong
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to tempt sb
to consider or think about something in a not very serious way, and without making a decision
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toy with something
the process of getting something
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acquisition
something that someone buys, often to add to a collection of things
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acquisition
the act of obtaining or beginning to have something, or something obtained:
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acquisition
something that is bought by a company, such as another company, a building, or a piece of land
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acquisition
the act of buying something such as a company, a building, or a piece of land
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acquisition
the process of getting something
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acquisition
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
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thwart
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
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thwart
depradation
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(an act causing) damage or destruction
to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country:
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expel
the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have:
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temptation
an order given by a person in authority
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fiat
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
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confine
confine
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to keep someone closed in a place, often by force
render
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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
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renunciation
the quality of being more important or better than others
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pre-eminance
in a way that expresses criticism or opinions forcefully and clearly
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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
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predecessor
to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes
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entangle
a particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives
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incarnation
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good
Patience is a _____.
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virtue
Patience is a virtue.
(of a bad action, situation, person, etc.) shocking because of being so obvious
a ____ misuse of funds/privilege
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flagrant
a flagrant misuse of funds/privilege
disagreements or fighting between groups of people
The president is cutting short an international trip because of growing____ in his country.
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unrest
The president is cutting short an international trip because of growing unrest in his country.
to encourage bad emotions or behaviour to get worse
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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
The ______ has been awarded the airline's new advertising contract, despite stiff competition from other agencies
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incumbent
The incumbent has been awarded the airline's new advertising contract, despite stiff competition from other agencies
comprehensive
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complete and including everything that is necessary
of a town or city or the people who live in it
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civic
a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble
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upheaval
to protect someone or something from harmful experiences or influences
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insulate
Children should be insulated from the horrors of war.
to argue that a statement or claim is not true
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rebut
to argue that a statement or claim is not true:
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rebut
to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something
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disavow
to consider something to be very important or valuable
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to put a premium on sth
to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems
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to steer clear of sb
to make sure someone knows what is happening, esp. in a situation that is quickly changing
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keep someone posted

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