Control
Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: you must learn to control your temper
Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Co C:D Cot E emphasizes this with a system that causes a player to lose physical control of a character whose sanity dips too low.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Video Games -
One such woman caused every Pillar in Primville to lose their powers at the same time when hers got out of control.
- For a while he even manages to get most of the world on his side, though as his Sanity Slippage sets in and his arrogance grows, he starts to lose his cool and his control.
Source: Magnificent Bastard / Anime
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