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exert(control, make, go, work)
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keep(support, control, order, go)
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lock(continue, stay, extend, sustain)
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progress(move, go, work, run)
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superintend(control, work, keep, run)
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actuate(go, run, direct, start)
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apply(take, control, work, accept)
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effect(move, act, make, close)
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execute(move, act, control, make)
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hold(control, maintain, continue, stay)
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make(move, act, close, work)
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ordain(support, control, order, go)
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preside(move, control, work, develop)
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utilize(take, control, make, work)
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accomplish(move, act, make, close)
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achieve(move, act, make, close)
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carry(act, go, give, transport)
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carry out(expression, phrasal verb, move, act)
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cause(move, act, control, make)
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cut(part, set, separate, divide)
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