555 entries under verb topic. ×

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confine(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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consecrate
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cool(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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coordinate(control, order, set, lead)
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crack down(expression, hold, control, restrain)
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crack the whip(expression, idiom, order, run)
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deal with(expression, take, control, work)
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debar(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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delimit(hold, control, restrain, influence)
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deter(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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domineer(control, order, run, determine)
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employ(take, control, work, accept)
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exercise(take, control, work, accept)
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exploit(take, control, work, accept)
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fetter(hold, control, restrain, curb)
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find
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fix(hold, control, order, place)
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guard(see, note, notice, discipline)
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have authority(expression, idiom, control, determine)
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have power(expression, control, determine, direct)
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