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take (someone) down a peg	to make humbler.
take effect	to start operating; start to work.
take into account	to consider.
taken	the past participle of "take."
take note of	to observe carefully so as to remember.
take off	to remove from a surface. [2 definitions]
take one's breath away	to fill suddenly with great surprise; startle.
takeout	having to do with food that is eaten some place other than where it was made. [2 definitions]
take part	to participate; involve oneself (usu. fol. by "in").
take place	to happen.
take root	to send out new roots; begin to grow or become fixed in the ground. [2 definitions]
take shape	to come to have a more complete form.
take someone's part	to support someone; to be on someone's side.
take the bull by the horns	to handle a difficult problem in a direct manner, even if one is afraid.
take to task	to reprimand; rebuke; censure.
take turns	to operate in a fair way that lets two or more people share in an activity intended for one person only. One person has a turn, then the next person has a turn, and so on.
take up	to fill or use (space or time), often in a way that is considered wasteful.
talc	a soft, greasy-feeling mineral used in making body powder and other products.
tale	an account of a real or made-up event; story. [2 definitions]
talent	a natural skill or ability. [2 definitions]
talented	having a natural skill or gift in some activity.

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