Exact
Exact verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.
Usage example: every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightest
Take
Take verb - To have as a requirement.
Usage example: it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right
Common collocations
| life | exact life | take life |
| toll | exact toll | take toll |
| punishment | exact punishment | take punishment |
| revenge | exact revenge | take revenge |
Both words in one sentence
- After Tim locates the woman, they are both hounded by the killer on a harrowing chase, and eventually he offers himself in the exact words, "take me instead'" so that she might go free.
Source: Take Me Instead -
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 had Sega state that Sonic and Knuckles' stories in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 take place at the exact same time.
Source: Discontinuity / Video Games -
Not What It Looks Like: Kousei trying to take a picture of Kaori while performing with the children, only for him to accidentally take the photo at the exact moment Kaori sees him and the wind blows her skirt up.
Source: Manga / Your Lie in April
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