英和和英

take up the slack

use a pull

take snuff

to pay

to act as middleman―act as go-between―go between two parties―mediate between two parties

pull in the reins

the action of pulling something from both ends

pull the oars

to mediate

take potluck

to bind tightly

an assortment

take a pounding

get a grip on

gather whelk

to take a husband

take silk

to hold something in one's arms

take flak

pull a good oar

pull a good oar

take up the trick

take up the slack of

take the mound

take one's pick

to hold up the skirt （as a geisha does when out walking）―（hence）―be a geisha

catch the mood

take the angle

to be separated from one's companion

attract