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upward in English:

1. up


If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep? "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."
She has a good command of English though she was brought up in Japan.
Hurry up.
What's up, kiddo?
His debts were piling up.
Getting up at 6 a.m. was hard at first, but now I'm used to it.
Many people in my grandfather's generation grew up on farms.
Would someone shut him up?
Tom eagerly finished up what was left of the champagne and chicken pie.
She promised to meet him last night, but she never showed up.
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
Her unexpected visit got him all worked up.
Next time I switch jobs, I need work that will let me make use of the experience I've gained up to now.
Suddenly, a terrible storm came up.
The group put up posters to remind people that noise is harmful.

English word "upward"(up) occurs in sets:

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2. uphill


The road is uphill.
Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.
I'd have to rest if i were wxhausted after having cycled uphill for an hour.
After an uphill struggle against great odds they finally got the company on its feet again.
Our car pulled uphill.
There's a grueling uphill stretch of road at mile 23 of the marathon.

English word "upward"(uphill) occurs in sets:

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3. lift


We can lift the restrictions on imports once the joint agreement is signed.
a lift
At a Japanese-style inn, they take care of your every need, so you don't have to lift a finger.
They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.
Every other day I go with a friend; we lift weights whilst chatting together.
As for physical exercise, although I loathe most sports (I think they're really boring), I do like going to the gym to lift weights.
An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes.
Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
lift me my stuff
‘There isn’t a lift in this hotel.’ ‘But my room is on the tenth floor!’
The doctor advised her to do knee bends and leg lifts everyday. He responded with a lift of his eyebrow.
It even had a small lift for Queen Victoria
Luckily, she gave me a lift to the station Can you give me a lift home? He offered us a lift to the station I got a lift as far as the end of the road
The 'Iranian Hercules' lifted a total of 472,5 kg at the 2004 Olympics.
He got into a lift and he didn't get out again until Monday morning.

English word "upward"(lift) occurs in sets:

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4. aloft


We held our glasses aloft.
That is when her career took off, and it has been aloft since

5. toward a higher place point or level