took up
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I took up writing to escape the drudgery of that every day cubicle kind of war.
I am whatever was, or is, or will be; and my veil no mortal ever took up.
Archery is something that I took up later and didn't know I had a natural aptitude for.
Animals arrived, liked the look of the place, took up their quarters, settled down, spread, and flourished. They didn't bother themselves about the past - they never do; they're too busy.
I took up boxing to get in shape for filming because it's grueling - all the running, the heat, the yelling, the crying that we do.
The admiral did not invite Ivan to sit, so Ivan took up a prudent sort-of parade rest and waited. Someone would tell him what was going on shortly; they always did, however little he wanted to know.