Course
Step up
Step up verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
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Both terms in one sentence
- When she refuses to tell any adults, her classmates begin to step up.Tropes Absurdly Youthful Mother: Haruna, of course.
Source: Manga / Kodomo No Kodomo -
Of course, this is a step up over single player, where dying erases your save game entirely.
Source: Video Game / BLOODCRUSHER II - Minus gelding them, of course — or technically turning them into slaves, first (although, being a minor House sworn to lords who treat you like dirt isn't as great a step up as it looks on paper).
Source: Conditioned to Accept Horror
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