4
rule(noun, control)
4
seizes(verb, grips)
4
talons
3
clinch(noun, hold, grip)
3
command(noun, control, rule)
3
domain
3
dominion
3
embraces(noun, verb, grips)
3
fangs(noun, authority)
3
hand
3
jurisdiction
3
nippers
3
pincers
3
reach(noun, authority)
3
reins of government(expression, idiom)
3
sovereignty
2
appreciation
2
bag
2
batch
2
catches
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