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lick someone's boots(verb, idiom, over, fawn)
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make much of(verb, expression, idiom, court, beg)
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massage(verb, yield, submit, stroke, jolly)
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oil(verb, yield, submit, stroke, jolly)
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pamper(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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prostrate(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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quail(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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revere(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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snivel(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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snow(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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soft-soap(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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stroke(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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submit(verb, yield, jolly, flatter, kowtow)
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suck up(verb, phrasal verb, slang, over)
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wheedle(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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yes(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
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yield(verb, submit, jolly, flatter, kowtow)
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abase oneself(verb, expression, fawn)
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apple polish(expression, back-scratch)
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back-scratch(verb, flatter, toady, bootlick)
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