Best
Best verb - To achieve a victory over.
Control
Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
How words are described
| emotional | emotional best | emotional control |
| good | good best | good control |
| physical | physical best | physical control |
| perfect | perfect best | perfect control |
| Other adjectives: original, powerful, real, great, absolute, new. | ||
Common collocations
| blood | best blood | control blood |
Both words in one sentence
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Where major planets control entire regions, dwarf planets only control their moons at best.
Source: Useful Notes / The Solar System -
The power of using his pheromones to control people's emotions works best when he's in close contact, and that's as close as he can get without kissing.
Source: Headbutt of Love -
They're betrayed by their best Baravadan friend; John and Paul are kidnapped and put under the control of the baddies, while George and Ringo are neutralized and can do nothing to help.
Source: Darkest Hour
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