42
manage(verb, activity, move, hold, take)
37
control(noun, verb, activity, take, order)
37
manipulate(verb, form, activity, control, go)
28
deal with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, activity, hold)
23
treat(verb, hold, take, act, control)
23
administer(verb, control, order, go, set)
22
direct(verb, take, control, order, go)
21
supervise(verb, activity, control, order, set)
20
operate(verb, activity, move, control, order)
19
feel(verb, work, meet, touch, hit)
18
run(verb, control, order, go, set)
18
touch(noun, verb, meet, touch, smooth)
17
finger(verb, work, meet, touch, hit)
17
wield(verb, hold, take, control, go)
16
work(verb, form, activity, control, go)
15
use(verb, hold, take, control, go)
14
govern(verb, hold, control, order, set)
14
grip(noun, verb, hold, take, accept)
14
oversee(verb, take, control, order, set)
13
hilt(noun, end, thing, grip, instrument)
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