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| consolidated one's grip over power | закрепиться у власти (As a new regime consolidated its grip over power in Kiev on Sunday, calls for secession in the pro-Russian south of Ukraine were growing louder. 4uzhoj) |
| have a firm grip on the reins of power | прочно держать рычаги власти в своих руках |
| have a tight grip on the reins of power | прочно держать рычаги власти в своих руках |