take a chance,  take a crap,  take a dare,  take a dive,  take a firm stand,  take a hit,  take a hop,  take a joke,  take a leak,  take a look,  take a powder,  take a shit,  take aback,  take account,  take advantage,  take after,  take aim,  take apart,  take arms,  take away,  take back,  take care,  take chances,  take charge,  take control,  take down,  take effect,  take exception,  take fire,  take five,  take flight,  take for,  take for granted,  take form,  take heart,  take heed,  take hold,  take hold of,  take home,  take in,  take in charge,  take in vain,  take in water,  take into account,  take issue,  take it easy,  take it on the chin,  take kindly to,  take leave,  take lying down,  take note,  take notice,  take off,  take office,  take on,  take one's lumps,  take orders,  take out,  take over,  take pains,  take part,  take place,  take pride,  take root,  take shape,  take stage,  take stock,  take ten,  take the air,  take the bull by the horns,  take the cake,  take the count,  take the field,  take the Fifth,  take the Fifth Amendment,  take the floor,  take the road,  take the stage,  take the stand,  take the veil,  take time by the forelock,  take time off,  take to,  take to heart,  take to task,  take to the woods,  take turns,  take up,  take up arms,  take water