Controls
Guards
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It maintains an iron grip on the Black Market, commands battalions of armed guards and controls large sectors of land (from districts to cities or whole planets).
Source: The Syndicate -
You've got the tough job of protecting him from the laser-toting guards while he fiddles with the controls though, because if he dies you have no way out.
Source: Master of Unlocking -
Star Wars: Obi-Wan uses the force to pop a gasket to distract two guards, allowing him to sneak away from the tractor beam controls.
Source: Throwing the Distraction
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