| tell(verb, order, set, charge, check) |
| tell off(expression, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke) |
| tongue-lash(abuse, scorn, insult) |
| upbraid(verb, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, scold) |
| vilify(abuse, criticize, scorn, insult, reprimand) |
| vituperate(abuse, criticize, scorn, insult, reprimand) |
| walk heavy(verb, expression, state, order, command) |
| wear the crown(verb, expression, idiom, control, order) |
| adjudge(verb, order, decree, enact, proclaim) |
| administrate(verb, run, direct, rule, lead) |
| affirm(state, declare) |
| announce(state, declare, rule, command, enact) |
| anoint(verb, order, decree, enact, proclaim) |
| assert(state, hold, press, maintain, declare) |
| asseverate(hold, press, maintain, claim, contend) |
| aver(hold, press, maintain, claim, contend) |
| be firm(hold, press, maintain, claim, contend) |
| be in control |
| blast(state, declare) |
| bless(verb, order, decree, enact, proclaim) |