Boss and Rule

Boss

Boss verb - To be in charge of.

Usage example: she bossed that project for years, until she was promoted again

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Rule and boss are semantically related in over topic. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a verb "Boss".

Nearby Words: bossy, bossed, bossing

Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.

Usage example: a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly

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Boss and rule are semantically related in over topic. Sometimes you can use "Boss" instead a verb "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

human	human boss	human rule
old	old boss	old rule
female	female boss	female rule
special	special boss	special rule
Other adjectives: particular, similar, normal, certain, standard, original, single, corrupt, actual, real, evil, main, new, final, last, optional, aforementioned.

Not only is he a boss in every game, but the boss of almost every level therein; other bosses are the exception rather than the rule.

Source: Recurring Boss
Incidentally, his Dragon, Ramirez, is the actual final boss, taking over after Galcian is killed, and changing the plan from rule the world to destroy the world.

Source: Big Bad / Video Games
The general rule of thumb is that if you find yourself saying "Hey, that was surprisingly easy." after a boss battle, it was probably the first stage of a Sequential Boss.

Source: Trick Boss

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