4
threatening(noun, force, pressure, compulsion, intimidation)
3
arm-twisting(noun, force, violence, pressure, extremism)
3
grip(noun, hold, control, understanding, knowledge)
3
strength(noun, hold, attack, power, energy)
2
absolutism(noun, control, understanding, power, knowledge)
2
autocracy(abuse, misery, hardship, severity, cruelty)
2
blackmail
2
command(noun, control, understanding, power, knowledge)
2
conscription(noun, trouble, power, strength, energy)
2
dictatorship(noun, abuse, rule, misery, hardship)
2
necessity(noun, trouble, force, strain, burden)
2
obsession(noun, force, pressure, obligation, preoccupation)
2
power(noun, trouble, control, understanding, attack)
2
press(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
2
repression(noun, control, force, command, restraint)
2
strong-arm tactics(noun, expression, force, violence, pressure)
2
strong arm(noun, expression, trouble, power, strength)
2
tyranny(noun, control, understanding, power, knowledge)
2
urge(noun, force, pressure, obligation, compulsion)
1
abandon(force, attack, power, disorder, intensity)
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