| direct(verb, control, order, work) |
| control(verb, order, work, run) |
| manage(verb, control, order, work) |
| call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, control) |
| command(verb, control, order, work) |
| administer(verb, control, order, work) |
| be in saddle(verb, work, run, direct) |
| call the signals(verb, expression, idiom, control) |
| conduct(verb, control, order, work) |
| handle(verb, control, work, keep) |
| hold the reins(verb, expression, idiom, order) |
| influence(verb, control, work, keep) |
| manipulate(verb, control, work, run) |
| pilot(verb, control, work, run) |
| run(verb, control, order, work) |
| run things(verb, expression, control, work) |
| sit on top of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control) |
| steer(verb, control, work, run) |
| be in charge(verb, control, work, run) |
| bend(verb, work, run, rule) |