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call upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order, set)
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captain(verb, control, order, run, direct)
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carry out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, order)
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castigate(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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cavil(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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censure(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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chasten(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
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chide(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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cite(verb, order, set, charge, check)
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conduct(verb, control, order, run, direct)
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constrain(set, charge, declare, rule, command)
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crack the whip(verb, expression, idiom, order, run)
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criticize(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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curb(verb, order, run, direct, rule)
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deliver(state, declare, exact, expose, allocate)
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denigrate(abuse, scorn, insult)
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denounce(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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determine(verb, order, place, set, force)
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detract from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run)
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disparage(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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