| pull strings(verb, expression, control, work, cause) |
| manipulate(verb, change, work, cause, direct) |
| finesse(verb, work, influence, use, shape) |
| angle(verb, cause, direct, create, manage) |
| arrange(verb, cause, direct, create, manage) |
| cause(verb, control, direct, create, manage) |
| come up with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cause) |
| con(verb, control, cause, direct, create) |
| conceive(verb, cause, direct, create, manage) |
| concoct(verb, cause, direct, create, manage) |
| contrive(verb, cause, direct, create, manage) |
| control(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| cook(verb, control, cause, direct, create) |
| create(verb, cause, direct, manage, arrange) |
| direct(verb, work, cause, create, manage) |
| doctor(verb, control, cause, direct, create) |
| effect(verb, cause, direct, create, manage) |
| encompass(verb, control, cause, direct, create) |
| engineer(verb, work, cause, influence, use) |
| finagle(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |