(nautical) to catch the wind / (figuratively) to see which way the wind is blowing, to put one's finger to the wind, to sound out, to gauge, to put out feelers

to take attendance

to settle somewhere, to take up residence somewhere

to go underground

(transitive) to take by surprise, to catch off guard, to catch napping

to take someone's pulse, to measure the pulse of someone / to sound out, to gauge

(figuratively) to treat somebody with kid gloves, to go soft on somebody; to walk on eggshells

(figuratively) to take the helm / (computing) to take control, to take over

(transitive) to make light of something; to take lightly / (transitive) to treat something lightly, not to considerate it enough

(transitive, figuratively) to take at face value