| moderate(verb, control, order, set, check) |
| modulate(verb, control, order, set, determine) |
| ordain(verb, state, control, order, run) |
| overshadow(verb, control, run, direct, rule) |
| play(verb, take, control, work, meet) |
| ply(verb, take, control, work, accept) |
| possess |
| predispose(verb, hold, control, place, set) |
| preponderate(verb, control, order, run, direct) |
| proscribe(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| pull back(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain) |
| reign over(verb, expression, control, run, determine) |
| restrict(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| retard(verb, control, contain, curtail, inhibit) |
| ride herd on(verb, expression, idiom, control, order) |
| run things(verb, expression, move, take, control) |
| set(verb, state, control, order, place) |
| sit on top of(expression, idiom, control, order, run) |
| skipper(verb, drive, handle, guide, herd) |
| spearhead(verb, move, control, show, run) |