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exact

verb: to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
verb: to demand and get (something, such as payment or revenge) especially by using force or threats
adjective: fully and completely correct or accurate
adjective: exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard
used in phrases like 'exact a terrible toll' and 'exact a high/heavy price' to say that something has caused a lot of suffering, loss, etc.
synonyms: true, correct, precise

I realize now that I have tried to make my work the 'exact opposite' of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's]
He used to be romantic, but now he's the 'exact opposite'. [=now he is not at all romantic]
He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, 'to be exact'—to attend the wedding.

(..) Not in time. Tywin Lannister marches north as we speak. The Freys have held the crossing for years, and for years they have never failed to exact their toll. Have my horse saddled and ready. Enter the Twins alone and he'll sell you to the Lannisters as he likes. Or throw you in a dungeon. (..)
2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9