I felt like I've lifted my game in the last 18 months or so.

I lifted the woman in my arms, but she did not move or open her eyes.

He raised his hands and lifted her in the air.

Minutes before, she herself had heard his voice lifted in song.

He looked away quickly when she lifted her eyes in his direction.

Then I lifted my glass in the air and put it back down.

He was standing on one foot, the other lifted in the air.

He saw the faces of his people, lifted to him in hope.

A few heads lifted in response to the boy's words, but no one moved.

Lifting a woman in his arms, he carried her to the door.