| pilot(verb, control, run, maintain, direct) |
| play first fiddle(verb, expression, idiom, control, run) |
| succeed(verb, take, control, beat, overcome) |
| tower over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, diminish, top) |
| win(verb, control, beat, overcome, achieve) |
| administer(verb, take, control, order, work) |
| bestride(verb, overlook, dwarf, tower) |
| bridle(verb, control, order, run, determine) |
| call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, control, run) |
| crush(verb, control, beat, check, defeat) |
| decree(verb, order, run, lead, manage) |
| finger |
| grip(verb, command, preoccupy) |
| guide(noun, verb, take, control, order) |
| harass(verb, annoy, provoke, grip, repress) |
| hector(verb, bully) |
| hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run) |
| keep down(verb, expression, repress, coerce, subjugate) |
| look down upon(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, diminish) |
| lord it over(verb, phrasal verb, authority) |