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control(noun, verb, take, go, change)
44
handle(verb, form, control, go, change)
31
manage(verb, move, control, go, work)
21
operate(verb, move, take, control, go)
21
work(noun, verb, form, move, take)
20
use(verb, take, control, go, change)
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)
10
rig(verb, move, cause, plan)
10
pull strings(verb, expression, idiom, move, change)
10
run(verb, control, go, work, accept)
9
wangle(verb, move, get, cause)
9
guide(verb, take, control, change, work)
9
command(verb, take, control, go, work)
8
cook(verb, move, go, work, run)
8
conduct(verb, take, control, go, change)
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