| regulate(verb, control, determine, direct) |
| render(verb, beat, reduce, direct) |
| restrain(verb, control, beat, check) |
| rule(verb, control, determine, direct) |
| shepherd(verb, control, determine, direct) |
| steer(verb, control, determine, direct) |
| sway(verb, control, determine, direct) |
| tame(verb, control, beat, check) |
| underlie(verb, control, determine, direct) |
| administer(verb, direct, rule, oversee) |
| administrate(verb, direct, rule, administer) |
| assume command(verb, expression, direct, rule) |
| be in power(verb, direct, rule, administer) |
| call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, direct) |
| call the signals(verb, expression, idiom, direct) |
| captain(verb, direct, rule, administer) |
| carry out(verb, expression, direct, rule) |
| command(verb, direct, rule, administer) |
| conduct(verb, direct, rule, administer) |
| curb(verb, control, determine, direct) |