mount the throne



accede, arrogate, assume, attain, seize, take charge, take over, usurp ,

   ray therapy - irradiation, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, radiotherapy ,

   smoke agent - autoloader, butcher, conductor, dispatcher, fireman, guard, linesman, porter, rail road man, stationmaster, stoker, trainman, yard man ,

   not a few - considerable, many, million, multifarious, multiple, multitudinous, myriad, numerous, several, thousand, zillion ,

   revolutionary junta - Bolshevik, Charley, Jacobin, Marxist, Red, Yankee, anarchist, rebel, red, revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, terrorist ,

   maths - algorithm, mathematics, numbers ,

   high-strung - apprehensive, edgy, emotional, eruptive, excitable, explosive, fearful, feverish, fidgety, frightened, hypersensitive, inflammable, irascible, irritable, jittery,

   sand castle - cobweb, dishwater, gossamer, gruel, hair, house of cards, reed, thread, water ,

   grand cordon - blue ribbon, cordon, decoration, order, ornament, ribbon, star ,

   five-dollar bill - cent, century, copper, dime, dollar, fin, fish, grand, mill, nickel, penny, quarter, red cent, skin, two bits,

   astraddle - across, horseback, on, straddle ,