TAKE THE LEAD

Authority

Have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm"; rule with a rod of iron; (severity).

Beginning

Usher in; lead off, lead the way; take the lead, take the initiative; head; stand at the head, stand first, stand for; lay the foundations; (prepare); found; (cause); set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion; apply the match to a train; broach; open up, open the door to.

Direction

Verb: direct, manage, govern, conduct; order, prescribe, cut out work for; bead, lead; lead the way, show the way; take the lead, lead on; regulate, guide, steer, pilot; tackle

Importance

Verb: be important; Adjective:, be somebody, be something; import, signify, matter, boot, be an object; carry weight; (influence); make a figure; (repute); be in the ascendant, come to the front, lead the way, take the lead, play first fiddle, throw all else into the shade; lie at the root of; deserve notice, merit notice, be worthy of notice, be worthy of regard, be worthy of consideration.

Influence

Be recognized, be listened to; make one's voice heard, gain a hearing; play a part, play a leading part, play a leading part in; take the lead, pull the strings; turn the scale, throw one's weight into the scale; set the fashion, lead the dance.

Precedence

Verb: precede; come before, come first; head, lead, take the lead; lead the way, lead the dance; be in the vanguard; introduce, usher in; have the pas; set the fashion; (influence); open the ball; take precedence, have precedence; have the start; (get before).

Precession

Verb: go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance; precede, forerun; usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead; lead the way, lead the dance; get the start, have the start; steal a march; get before, get ahead, get in front of; outstrip; take precedence; (first in order).

Crosswords: TAKE THE LEAD

Health

In general, you and your sick child must take the lead in showing others how you want to be treated. (references)

The NINDS stands ready and able to work in partnership with these organizations and others in the U.S. and abroad to take the lead in a new strategy that will build on all we have learned in the past 15 years and bring effective treatment for muscular dystrophy patients. (references)

It will p ro b a b ly work best for your teen to take the lead in thinking up comebacks to drink offers so that he or she will feel c o m fo rtable saying them. But to get the brainstorming start e d , h e re are some simple pre s s u re - b u s t e r s � f rom the mildest to the most assert i ve. 1 No thanks. (references)

Business

German and Austrian companies take the lead, although their shares were reduced during last year on behalf of U.S. Companies. (references)

High priorities will be given to Norway's contribution to KFOR in 2001. From April to October 2001, the NATO-headquarters in Norway and Denmark will jointly take the lead of the KFOR-headquarters in Kosovo. (references)

Economic History

Malaysia

Undergraduate programs still take the lead with 73% of the students in 1999/2000 enrolled in them. (references)

Norway

Franchise systems of Norwegian origin take the lead in accounting for 76.5 percent, followed by the U.S. with 9.2 percent. (references)

Guatemala

The demand is growing and the government has stated that it is looking to the private sector to take the lead in expanding service capacity. (references)

Trade

Singapore

In the area of intellectual property rights, the Singapore Government does have laws to protect against piracy and copyright infringement, but it relies on the private sector IPR associations to take the lead against transgressors. (references)

Travel

Uzbekistan

Women should take the lead in greetings and in offering a handshake; traditional Uzbek women do not normally shake hands, and well-behaved men do not take the lead in greeting unknown women. (references)

Italy

During the first stages of conducting business, it is best to let the prospective buyer take the lead since the American approach of +ACI-getting down to business+ACI- may be considered abrupt. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Albanian

shfaq aktivitet. (various references)

Arabic 

‏قاد (carry, command, conduct, direct, drive, drove, govern, guide, handle, head, helm, induct, introduce, lead, lead in, lead up to, marshal, mastermind, navigate, officer, orientate, pilot, preside, run, see out, shepherd, show, show out, steer, usher), ‏تصدر (head, preside). (various references)

Bulgarian 

заставам начело, повеждам (conduct, drive, lead), държа инициативата. (various references)

Chinese 

率先 , 帶� � (be the first, set an example). (various references)

Czech

ujmout se vedení. (various references)

Finnish

mennä kärkeen, mennä johtoon. (various references)

French

diriger, être � la tête. (various references)

Greek 

αναλαμβάνω την αρχή. (various references)

Hebrew 

לעמו�" בראש (head), ל�"� �"י�' (direct, institute, introduce, lead). (various references)

Hungarian

átveszi a vezetést (make the lead, to take the lead). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

牛耳る (to control, to take the lead in). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぎゅうじる (to control, to have under one's thumb, to take the lead in). (various references)

Pig Latin

aketay ethay eadlay

Romanian

se aşeza în frunte, lua conducerea (assume the reins of, take the reins of). (various references)

Russian 

проявлять инициативу. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

preuzeti vođstvo. (various references)

Spanish

tomar la cabeza, conducir (bring, conduct, drive, drive along, driving, fly, go, guide, handle, lead, lead up, navigate, pilot, ride, show, steer, take, transport, travel). (various references)

Swedish

ta ledningen, föregå med gott exempel (set an example). (various references)

Turkish

önayak olmak (begin, initiate, lead the way, pioneer, promote, spearhead, take the initiative). (various references)

Ukrainian

взяти на себе керівництво. (various references)

praeerant, praeerat, praees, praeesse, praeessent, praeesset, praeest, praeesto, praefuit, praesit, praesunt. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-4 letters: athlete, dealate, teethed.

-5 letters: alated, althea, daleth, delate, delete, elated, halted, hatted, healed, heated, heeled, keeled, kettle, lathed, leaked, letted, takahe, talked, teated, teethe.