腕を上げる

うでをあげる

to improve one's skill

熱を上げる

ねつをあげる

to become enthusiastic, to have a crush (on), to lose one's head (to)

顔を上げる

かおをあげる

to raise one's face, to lift one's head, to raise one's eyes

格を上げる

かくをあげる

to raise the standard

声を上げる

こえをあげる

to raise one's voice

髪を上げる

かみをあげる

to put up one's hair

ハードルを上げる

ハードルをあげる

to raise the bar

腰を上げる

こしをあげる

to get up (from sitting)

床を上げる

とこをあげる

to put away one's bedding

ギアを上げる

ギアをあげる

to take things to the next level (e.g. skill); to move into a higher gear

上げる

あげる

to raise, to elevate

血道

ちみち

blood vessels

仕事を上げる

しごとをあげる

to finish the work

芸者を上げる

げいしゃをあげる

to call in a geisha

気炎を上げる

きえんをあげる

to talk big

軍配を上げる

ぐんばいをあげる

to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner)

悲鳴を上げる

ひめいをあげる

to scream

効果を上げる

こうかをあげる

to have an effect; to be effective; to produce a (good) result

産声を上げる

うぶごえをあげる

to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby)