| preside over(verb, expression, run, direct, rule) | |
| pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, control, order) | |
| quarterback(verb, run, manage, command, watch) | |
| rear admiral(expression, idiom, master) | |
| sail(verb, air, glide) | |
| salt(noun, sailor) | |
| schoolmaster | |
| seaman(noun, sailor) | |
| sirdar | |
| staff officer(expression, idiom, master) | |
| steersman(noun, sailor) | |
| subaltern | |
| sublieutenant | |
| take over(verb, expression, control, drive, run) | |
| take the helm(verb, expression, idiom, control, drive) | |
| tar(noun, sailor) | |
| titleholder(noun, master) | |
| top dog(noun, expression, idiom, superior, head) | |
| vice admiral(expression, idiom, master) | |
| warrant officer(expression, idiom, master) |
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