| pull strings(verb, expression, control, work, cause) |
| manipulate(verb, change, work, cause, direct) |
| finesse(verb, work, influence, shape) |
| control(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| direct(verb, work, cause, create, manage) |
| engineer(verb, work, cause, influence) |
| finagle(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| influence(verb, work, shape, operate) |
| jockey(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| machinate(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| manage(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| maneuver(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| negotiate(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| operate(verb, control, work, cause, direct) |
| play games(verb, expression, work, cause, direct) |
| swing(verb, work, cause, direct, create) |
| upstage(verb, control, work, cause, direct) |
| work(verb, control, cause, direct, create) |
| beguile(verb, work, play, shape) |
| conduct(verb, work, influence, handle) |