usurpation; taking back; dispossession
desperately; for one's dear life
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
recovery; rescue; recapture
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
ability to get things done
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to disperse; to take a castle
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
court (of law); courtroom
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude