control

Control is a ‘false friend’ for people who speak some languages. It generally means manage, direct, not check or inspect. Compare:

• The crowd was too big for the police to control. (= … to keep in order.)
  The police were checking everybody’s papers. (not … controlling everybody’s papers.)
• I found the car difficult to control at high speeds.
  I took the car to the garage and asked them to have a look at the steering. (not … to control the steering.)

However, the noun control is used with the meaning of ‘inspection point’ in expressions like passport/customs control.