to seize  - capturar, tomar, apoderarse de, detener, agarrar, coger, aprovechar (una oportunidad) 

to take hold of

to catch  - agarrar, capturar, atrapar, coger, pillar, engancharse, prender, captar, enganchar, enredar, tomar (un tren, etc.) 

to pick up

to gather  - juntar, recoger, reunir, cosechar, fruncir (una tela), deducir, suponer 

to gore  - cornear