Begin
Take up
Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
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The Stooges would then begin clapping in rhythm and take up the dance with multiple variations and vaguely Russian chanting.
Source: That Russian Squat Dance -
Ultimately, Nick Fury, who killed Uatu to begin with, is forced to take up the role as "the Unseen" as punishment for his actions.
Source: Comic Book / Original Sin - If the hero gets to the villain, he wins, but the villain's best defense is having nobody take up arms against him to begin with, and then delaying the hero as much as possible.
Source: Villains Blend in Better
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