6
fear(verb, bother, worry, avoid, stress)
6
toady(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
6
bend(verb, depression, bow, hunch, stoop)
6
blench(verb, start, hide, shy, recoil)
6
kowtow(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
6
slink(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
6
stoop(verb, yield, depression, submit, bend)
5
apple-polish(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
5
blanch(verb, start, worry, avoid, fear)
5
bootlick(verb, hide, court, beg, tremble)
5
quiver(verb, move, shake, recoil, tremble)
4
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, hide)
4
falter(verb, worry, avoid, fear, fuss)
4
kneel(verb, yield, depression, submit, bend)
3
abase(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
3
flatter(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow)
3
shake(verb, move, tremble, quake, quaver)
3
shy(verb, worry, avoid, fear, fuss)
3
slaver(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
avoid(verb, start, worry, fear, fuss)
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