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overshadow(verb, control, run, direct, rule)
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piloting(verb, distress, command, agitate, conduct)
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play(verb, go, work, keep, run)
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ply(verb, control, go, work, run)
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pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, control, go)
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pull the wires(verb, expression, idiom, go, work)
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regiment(verb, run, direct, rule, lead)
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render(verb, run, direct, manage, conduct)
1
request(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
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shepherd(verb, control, keep, run, rule)
1
sit(verb, control, rule, dominate, occupy)
1
skipper(verb, run, manage, command, inspect)
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survey(verb, control, run, direct, manage)
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