| overshadow(verb, control, run, direct, rule) |
| piloting(verb, distress, command, agitate, conduct) |
| play(verb, go, work, keep, run) |
| play first fiddle(verb, expression, idiom, control, run) |
| ply(verb, control, go, work, run) |
| preside over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, keep) |
| prevail over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run) |
| pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, control, go) |
| pull the wires(verb, expression, idiom, go, work) |
| push buttons(verb, expression, run, direct, rule) |
| push the buttons(verb, expression, idiom, rule, bend) |
| regiment(verb, run, direct, rule, lead) |
| reign over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, run, direct) |
| render(verb, run, direct, manage, conduct) |
| request(verb, control, run, maintain, direct) |
| ride herd on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control) |
| shepherd(verb, control, keep, run, rule) |
| sit(verb, control, rule, dominate, occupy) |
| skipper(verb, run, manage, command, inspect) |
| survey(verb, control, run, direct, manage) |