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set back(verb, hold, break, keep)
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shoot down(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy)
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sinking ship(noun, decline, ruin, defeat)
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slow up(verb, hold, keep, delay)
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spirit away(verb, take, force, remove)
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stone broke(poor, bankrupt, destitute, penniless)
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strip of office
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strip of rank
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stripping of rank
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take by storm(verb, idiom, take, force)
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take captive(verb, take, force, remove)
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take down a peg(verb, idiom, break, reduce)
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take hold of(verb, idiom, hold, take)
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take it all(idiom, take, beat, crush)
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take over(verb, take, force, remove)
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take possession of(verb, idiom, take, force)
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take prisoner(verb, stop, hold, take)
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take the offensive(idiom, charge, beat, hurt)
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take to cleaners(idiom, take, beat, crush)
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taking captive(noun, verb, take, secure)
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