arms
to take up arms (against...)

career
to take up a career

challenge
to take up a challenge

cudgel
...to take up the cudgels for somebody / to

duty
to take up one's duties

gauntlet
.../ to take up the gauntlet

glove
to take up the glove

indenture
to take up one's indentures

parable
to take up one's parable

position
to take up a position on a question

post
to take up one's post

quarrel
to take up another's quarrel

quarter
to take up one's quarters

reel
carrinho (de linhas)

residence
...to take up one's residence in the country

running
to take up the running

spare
to take up the spare in a rope

spool
canilha

stance
to take up a stance against something

take up
to take up modern languages

take up on
aceitar de (alguém) (alguma coisa)

take up with
ligar-se a

take-up
aceitação

teaching
to take up teaching

wager
to take up a wager