7
master(verb, direct, command, master)
7
subdue(verb, hold, control, check, run)
6
call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, state, move)
6
head up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run)
6
influence(upset, control, place, set, show)
6
operate(verb, take, control, order, work)
6
regularise
6
regularize
6
render(verb, meet, show, run, direct)
6
repress(verb, hold, control, check, determine)
6
shape(verb, control, influence, affect, regulate)
5
Order
5
captain(verb, control, drive, run, maintain)
5
constrain(verb, hold, control, check, determine)
5
decide(verb, hold, control, run, direct)
5
look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, see, note)
5
preside over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, control)
5
shepherd(verb, hold, control, order, place)
4
be in charge(verb, control, run, determine, direct)
4
be in power(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
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