Fall
Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Take up
Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Usage example: please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
Both terms in one sentence
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She asks him how he prefers to die, and he says, "Honorably." She allows him to take up his sword so he may fall on it.
Source: Better to Die than Be Killed -
Take Up My Sword: Right before he lets himself fall into dimensional Limbo, Canard tells Wildwing to take the mask of Drake DuCaine and with it the position of resistance leader.
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Evil spirits take up residence in girls through "gaps in the heart" (emotional issues they're going through), and Keima exorcises them by getting the girls to fall in love with him.
Source: The Power of Love
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