move up

(verb) move to a better position in life or to a better job. Synonyms: ascend, move up, rise. Example: "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great."

(verb) move upward. Synonyms: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise. Examples: "The fog lifted." "The smoke arose from the forest fire." "The mist uprose from the meadows."