Do we normally use "show" and "take" for scars?
He pressed his lips with irritation, which showed the dark scar on the corner of his mouth he had taken while shaving, more strongly.
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He pressed his lips with irritation, which showed the dark scar on the corner of his mouth he had taken while shaving, more strongly.
No, we don't usually speak of "taking" a scar. I would say it was a scar he got while shaving or a scar he received while shaving.
Using "show" as part of the phrase "showed... more strongly" is also not a common wording. It's also better (easier to understand) if you can bring the parts of that descriptive phrase together. It might be better to say something like, He pressed his lips with irritation, making the dark shaving scar on the corner of his mouth show more (strongly -- change, maybe, to clearly or prominently)