5
arbitrate(verb, control, mediate, referee)
5
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, control)
5
keep(verb, control, rule, manage, regulate)
4
administrate(verb, run, direct, rule, lead)
4
advise(verb, control, direct, rule, manage)
4
boss(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
4
captain(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
4
discipline(verb, control, run, direct, rule)
4
guide(verb, control, order, run, maintain)
4
judge(verb, control, mediate, referee)
4
ordain(verb, control, rule, manage, regulate)
3
do the honors(verb, expression, idiom, control, manage)
3
dominate(verb, control, order, run, maintain)
3
execute(verb, move, control, work, develop)
3
head up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run)
3
steer(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
3
umpire(verb, control, manage, oversee, mediate)
2
act(verb, move, work, develop, start)
2
bridle(verb, control, order, run, direct)
2
function(verb, move, work, develop, do)
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