2
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change(verb, advance, press, determine, promote)
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control(verb, change, work, cause, determine)
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cook(verb, move, control, work, fix)
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direct(verb, change, work, charge, cause)
2
finesse(verb, move, work, plan, use)
2
further(verb, help, advance, press, promote)
2
hard sell(verb, expression, advance, press, promote)
2
high pressure(verb, expression, advance, press, promote)
2
induce(verb, change, press, determine, promote)
2
intrigue(verb, move, plan, design, travel)
2
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2
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2
persuade(verb, change, press, determine, promote)
2
put one over(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, move)
2
put pressure on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, advance)
2
request(verb, charge, advance, press, direct)
2
rig(verb, move, work, fix, cause)
2
scheme(verb, move, cause, direct, plan)
2
sell(verb, change, press, determine, promote)
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