50
control(noun, verb, take, go, change)
44
handle(verb, form, control, go, change)
31
manage(verb, move, control, go, work)
25
exploit(verb, move, take, control, change)
21
operate(verb, move, take, control, go)
21
work(noun, verb, form, move, take)
20
use(verb, take, control, go, change)
17
manoeuvre
17
influence(verb, control, go, change, work)
14
wield(verb, take, control, go, work)
14
ply(verb, take, control, go, work)
14
maneuver(verb, take, control, get, go)
13
contrive(verb, form, move, get, go)
12
finagle(verb, move, get, change, work)
11
finger(verb, work, meet, touch, hit)
11
falsify(verb, get, fix, arrange, prepare)
10
feel(verb, work, meet, touch, hit)
10
rig(verb, move, cause, direct, plan)
10
massage(verb, change, work, meet, press)
10
engineer(verb, move, control, get, change)
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