5
influence(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
4
bulge(noun, power, start, favor, lead)
4
domination(noun, control, force, charge, understanding)
4
inside track(noun, expression, force, power, rule)
4
lead(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
4
leverage(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
4
predominance(noun, power, lead, advantage, domination)
4
say(noun, control, force, charge, power)
3
ascendance(noun, supremacy, dominance)
3
benefit(noun, support, position, gain, lead)
3
better(noun, power, lead, advantage, over)
3
break(noun, support, hold, drop, good)
3
esteem(noun, control, force, charge, power)
3
gain(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
3
help(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
3
hold(noun, support, break, drop, good)
3
improvement(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
3
powerful(adjective, strong, effective, prevailing, influential)
3
preeminence(noun, control, power, lead, command)
3
preponderance(noun, control, power, lead, command)
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