seize 
ยึด ☊ yeutH 
to seize, capture, grasp 
emparer ☊ like: seize → →
to seize debtor’s property (in payment or in attempt to speed up payment) ☊ 
bắt nợ ☊ to seize VN’s territorial waters ☊ chiếm đoạt hải phận Vietnamese ☊ to seize property, assets ☊ chiếm đoạt tài sản ☊ to seize an occasion ☊ lấy cơ hội ☊ to seize an opportunity ☊ nhận cơ hội ☊ to seize somebody by the collar ☊ nắm cổ ☊ to take, seize power ☊ nắm quyền ☊ to seize power ☊ nắm quyền bính ☊ to seize a chance, take advantage of an occasion ☊ thừa cơ ☊ to understand thoroughly, seize through ☊ tỏ tường ☊ She seized her by the hair. ☊ by ☊
Another fit of coughing seized him. ☊ coughing ☊
The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin. ☊ customs ☊
Drugs have been seized with a street value of two million dollars. ☊ drug ☊
plans to seize power by force of arms (= by military force) ☊ force ☊
to seize/lose the initiative ☊ initiative ☊
to take/seize/lose power ☊ power ☊
Police seized various books and tapes. ☊ tape ☊
emparer ☊ il n’était pas possible de s’emparer de la clef ☊