Come back
Come back verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.
Take
Take verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Usage example: if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend
Both terms in one sentence
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Eventually, he tells her he will come back and take her travelling with him, and she eagerly awaits.
Source: Missed Him by That Much -
As Bishop of Alexandria, he was exiled three times, only to come back and take the post again.
Source: Badass Preacher - Her peers find her ignorant for believing he will come back and take her to America, and cite others who have fallen for the same trap.
Source: Abandoned War Child
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