After I finally told my mother about my concerns, I felt as if a 'weight had been lifted from my shoulders'. [=I felt very relieved]
The company has been trying to improve the quality of its products without 'lifting' [=(more commonly) 'raising'] prices.
The beauty of the sunrise 'lifted her spirits'. = Her 'spirits lifted' when she saw the beauty of the sunrise.
(..) sacrifice goats and sheep to Odin and Heimdall. With your permision shall we also pray to the new Roman God, Christ Jesus? Perhaps He can lift our affliction. No, Unferth, no. Gods will do nothing for us that we will not do for ourselves. What we need is a hero. Hold on up! Can you see the coast? (..)2007 Beowulf