4
run the show(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
4
suppress(verb, hold, control, check, restrain)
4
tame(verb, hold, run, direct, rule)
4
use(verb, take, control, work, run)
4
wield(verb, take, control, work, accept)
3
arrest(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
3
bind(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
3
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, order)
3
charge(noun, verb, determine, direct, rule)
3
curtail(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
3
decree(verb, state, order, charge, run)
3
engineer(verb, control, order, show, run)
3
exercise authority(verb, expression, idiom, run, direct)
3
incline(verb, move, hold, control, place)
3
keep(verb, hold, control, order, run)
3
keep in check(expression, idiom)
3
wield authority(expression, idiom, government)
2
adjust(verb, control, order, place, set)
2
advise(verb, take, control, work, show)
2
affect(verb, move, control, run, draw)
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