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do

v. carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"

v. handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

oversee, supervise, superintend

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

wangle, finagle

v. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off

v. be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

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operate, run

v. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

guide, steer

v. be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

act

v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

tend

v. manage or run; "tend a store"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

set about, go about, approach

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

treat

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

struggle

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

oversee, supervise, superintend, manage

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

manipulate, pull strings, pull wires

v. influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

manipulate, keep in line, control

v. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

navigate

v. direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"

precede, lead

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

continue

v. continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

rule, harness, rein

v. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

chaperone, chaperon

v. accompany as a chaperone

control, command

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

manage, deal, care, handle

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

manipulate, pull strings, pull wires

v. influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

manipulate, keep in line, control

v. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

monitor

v. check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

watch

v. look attentively; "watch a basketball game"

preside

v. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

precede, lead

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

direct

v. be in charge of

govern, rule

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

guide, steer

v. be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

survey

v. look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

chair, chairman

v. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

govern

v. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

bring, work, play, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

forget

v. forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"

fail, go wrong, miscarry

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

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