take a/its toll

:  to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

:  to seize or capture physically

:  to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

:  a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

:  a distinct treatment or variation

:  an act or the action of taking: such as

:  a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)

:  compensation for services rendered: such as

:  a charge for transportation

:  to take or levy toll

:  to exact part of as a toll

:  to take as toll

:  to sound with slow measured strokes

:  to sound (a bell) by pulling the rope

:  to give signal or announcement of

:  the sound of a tolling bell

:  allure, entice

:  to entice (game) to approach

:  to attract (fish) with scattered bait