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to grasp, catch ☊ 
nắm bắt ☊
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like: nắm bắt → →
She managed to catch the keys as they fell. ☊ catch ☊
He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics. ☊ concept ☊
Taking everything into consideration, the event was a great success. ☊ take sth into consideration ☊
plans to seize power by force of arms (= by military force) ☊ force ☊
to seize/lose the initiative ☊ initiative ☊
skill in/at sth/doing sth: What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. ☊ skill ☊
They found him lying unconscious on the floor. ☊ unconscious ☊