usurpation; taking back; dispossession
desperately; for one's dear life
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
ability to get things done
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
court (of law); courtroom
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
maker; builder; creator; farmer
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
powerful person; influential person
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
two times; twice; two degrees
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
contemplation; meditation
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
build; physique; frame; constitution
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
experiment; experimentation
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji