2
apply(verb, take, control, work, accept)
2
attend(verb, control, order, show, run)
2
bestow(verb, take, control, work, accept)
2
bias(verb, control, place, set, direct)
2
call the tune(verb, expression, idiom, state, control)
2
choke back(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
condition(verb, control, place, set, position)
2
confine(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
consecrate
2
cool(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
coordinate(verb, control, order, set, lead)
2
crack down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
crack the whip(verb, expression, idiom, order, run)
2
deal with(verb, expression, take, control, work)
2
debar(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
delimit(verb, hold, control, restrain, influence)
2
deter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
domineer(verb, control, order, run, determine)
2
employ(verb, take, control, work, accept)
2
exercise(verb, take, control, work, accept)
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