555 entries under verb topic. ×

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