2
exploit(verb, take, control, work, accept)
2
fetter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
find
2
fix(verb, hold, control, order, place)
2
guard(verb, see, note, notice, discipline)
2
have authority(verb, expression, idiom, control, determine)
2
have power(verb, expression, control, determine, direct)
2
have the say(verb, expression, idiom, control, run)
2
hold in
2
induce(verb, control, place, set, position)
2
instruct(verb, state, control, order, charge)
2
keep back
2
keep down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
keep in line(expression, idiom, hold, control, restrain)
2
lay down the law(verb, expression, idiom, state, control)
2
lead on(verb, phrasal verb, direction)
2
limit(verb, hold, control, restrain, influence)
2
manacle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
maneuver(verb, take, control, work, show)
2
mind(verb, see, note, attend, concentrate)
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