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direct(verb, state, control, order, charge)
2
steer(verb, drive, handle, guide, oversee)
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administer(verb, control, keep, run, rule)
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advise(verb, control, keep, run, rule)
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beacon(verb, drive, handle, guide, govern)
1
bid(charge, guide, govern, impose, prescribe)
1
boss(verb, control, keep, run, rule)
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bulldoze(charge, guide, govern, impose, prescribe)
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call the play(expression, charge, guide, govern, impose)
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call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, state, control)
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call the tune(expression, charge, guide, govern, impose)
1
captain(verb, drive, handle, guide, govern)
1
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, keep)
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charge(guide, govern, impose, prescribe)
1
conduct(verb, control, drive, keep, run)
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control(verb, state, order, charge, drive)
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control the affairs of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
1
decree(charge, guide, govern, impose, prescribe)
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dispose(verb, control, keep, run, rule)
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dominate(verb, control, keep, run, rule)
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