Control
Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: you must learn to control your temper
Take out
Take out verb - To find emotional release for.
Usage example: he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
Both terms in one sentence
- John, who now control the island of Malta and pretty much just take out the occasional Barbary warship.
Source: Vestigial Empire - Wait ten more turns, then you can take out the other faction, and you immediately have control of the Iberian peninsula and your home in North Africa.
Source: Gamebreaker / Total War - If he decides to take out your most powerful defensive monster and already has board control, you can kiss the match goodbye.
Source: My Rules Are Not Your Rules
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