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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

to take someone's hand

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

to buy; to purchase

to get in touch with

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

to act; to take action

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

to grow old; to age

to shave off; to scrape off

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

to grasp; to get

to wipe off; to wipe up

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

to keep balance

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

to have a meal; to take a meal

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

to grow old; to age

to lead someone around by the nose

to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

to take a break

to take the initiative

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

to grasp; to get

to beat time; to mark time

to tear off; to strip; to rob

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

to communicate

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

to grasp; to get

to grow old; to age

to take off one's hat

to wind (thread, film, etc.)

to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

to take command; to give direction

to take revenge

to beat; to gain a point; to upset

to get sleep; to sleep

to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

to win the prize; to win the ring

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

to snatch; to steal

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

to collect evidence

to be detained; to take time

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

to perceive; to understand

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

to occupy much space

to take up space; to occupy space

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

to steal

to react; to respond

to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

to get a (driver's) license

to wipe off; to wipe up

to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to get full marks

to get a laugh

to collect information; to gather knowledge

to take someone's pulse

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

to make an appointment; to make a reservation

to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed

to call the roll; to take attendance

to become famous

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

to catch fish

to extort (money); to blackmail

to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth

to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

to embroider

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

to enjoy the cool breeze

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

to grow old; to age

to tear off; to rip off

to smell; to sense

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo

to plane off the corners

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)

to take a roll call; to take the register

to round off the corners

to scrape off

to teach; to take a teaching job

to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel

to take a vote

to let (food) cool slightly after cooking

to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise

to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself

to reassume

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

to work out a compromise

to lay out one's bedding

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

to extort; to shake down (for money)

to measure (the length)

to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance

to balance (oneself)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

to mow; to reap; to harvest

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

to wind (thread, film, etc.)

to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon

to capture; to occupy; to usurp

to take a copy of

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between

to synchronize

to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)

to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)

to extort; to shake down (for money)

to make a hit; to have a great success (e.g. in business, with a play, etc.)

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

to earn by working

to let (food) cool slightly after cooking

to steer to port

to steer to port

to ask for and receive

to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself

you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose

taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed

to divide the spoils; to receive a share

to apportion; to share

to charge for one's meal

to steer to starboard

to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; (lit.) a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)

to try and reach above one's station and fail; (lit.) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard

to flatter a higher-up; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard

to find a new master

to find a new master

to become a geisha; to work as a geisha