Get back and Take on

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Get back verb - To get again in one's possession.

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Take on and get back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take on" instead a verb "Get back".

Take on verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

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Get back and take on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Get back" instead a verb "Take on".

Many players who cannot agree over a ruling will accept either a third party to take on this role or will appoint the Random Number God as the Combat Referee and get back to the game.

Source: Combat Referee
They ironically didn't take on elf form until after they were stranded on Planet Abode, and didn't get back into space for about 20,000 years.

Source: Space Elves

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