1. charge
What charge is there for parking in the city centre during the day?
Cash or charge?
The man in charge of the merry-go-round decided to make sure everything was working properly.
And on the other side were all my sister's My Little Ponies ready for a cavalry charge
It appears that I don't have it in me to have a harem in my charge.
I'll charge you 1000 pesetas to repair the zip on these jeans.
This is a collect call from Mr Nakamura in Osaka. Will you accept the charge?
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
When I reached the hall right away the person in charge unrelentingly said things like "This painting is certain to increase in value in the future," and I went and signed the contract.
It's easy to get into debt quickly with charge cards.
At the beginning of the fifth year, Tony said he was going to have to charge more.
The adoption papers are signed and the foster home says goodbye to their little charge.
The iPad Pro powers the keyboard, bypassing the need for a Bluetooth connection or having to charge the keyboard.
He was charged with taking care of the premises. She's been charged with murder. Is there a charge for children or do they go free?
2. takes
It takes time.
What is it that determines the route a railway takes?
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
When your stomach is busy, digesting a big meal your brain takes a vacation.
A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.
In preparation for painting a portrait, my friend takes many photographs in order to study the subject closely.
Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work takes up all their time.
He who has friends for dinner, but takes no care in the meal that he has prepared for them is not worthy of having friends.
I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.
An accident only takes a second, but an accident could get you into debt for life. I think I'll just walk.
Isn't my boyfriend terrible? He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows I don't like them. I hate it.
If you write your address on a web-page, anybody can find out where you live if the whim takes them.
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own.
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.