取(と)り付(つ)くto cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead

生(い)きるために必死(ひっし)に命綱(いのちづな)に取(と)り付(つ)く。

Desperately cling to the lifeline in order to survive. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

一人(ひとり)の強盗(ごうとう)に三(さん)、四(よ)人(にん)の警察官(けいさつかん)が取(と)り付(つ)いています。

Three or four police officers are grappling with a single robber. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

海(うみ)で溺(おぼ)れた海水浴(かいすいよく)客(きゃく)が、投(な)げ込(こ)まれた浮(う)き輪(わ)に取(と)り付(つ)いた。

The beachgoer who drowned at sea clung to the lifebuoy that was thrown in. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

この問題(もんだい)は難(むずか)しすぎて、どう頑張(がんば)っても取(と)り付(つ)きようがありません。

This problem is too difficult, no matter how hard I try, I can't even begin to tackle it. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}

家(いえ)の改築(かいちく)工事(こうじ)に取(と)り付(つ)くが早(はや)いか、施工(しこう)箇所(かしょ)に不具合(ふぐあい)が見(み)つかった。

No sooner had we begun the renovation work on the house than we found a problem in the construction site. {to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead}