1. to pick up
2. to adopt (a proposal), to take up (a topic), to accept, to listen to
3. to take issue with, to make a problem of, to bring up (as a point of criticism)
4. to report (news), to cover, to feature
5. to take away, to confiscate, to depr...
1. to act (a part), to play (a role)
2. to perform (a play, etc.), to put on (a production)
3. to commit (e.g. a blunder), to disgrace oneself, to do something conspicuously, to make a scene
4. to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)