Kib turned face up, raised his upper body out of the water.

He did not raise his body to cooperate, but that made no difference.

He raised his small body from the bed in earnest of leaving that moment.

She raised the knife and her upper body at the same time.

With a mighty effort, he raised his body from the floor.

Action: Press down into the balls of both feet to raise your body upward.

I raised my lower body enough so that we weren't touching below the waist.

Had he tried to raise his body completely, the added weight would have broken the beam.

I tried to raise my body and the pain sharpened.

The old man's rhythm increased, and the girl raised her body to meet his.