40
direct(verb, state, move, take, control)
30
conduct(verb, move, take, control, order)
26
guide(noun, verb, support, state, move)
25
govern(verb, state, move, control, order)
24
control(verb, state, move, control, order)
24
head(noun, verb, control, order, person)
24
run(verb, move, act, control, order)
23
manage(verb, state, control, order, charge)
22
precede(verb, move, action, act, control)
21
steer(noun, verb, move, take, control)
21
command(verb, state, move, control, order)
20
escort(verb, move, take, control, order)
20
influence(verb, activity, support, hold, break)
20
pilot(noun, verb, move, take, control)
20
priority(noun, advance, start, concern, importance)
19
rule(verb, state, control, order, show)
19
king(noun, name, person, star, celebrity)
18
principal(noun, adjective, person, advance, start)
17
persuade(verb, activity, move, make, go)
17
take(verb, make, get, raise, transport)
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