2
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, retreat, recoil)
2
be at beck and call(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
be obsequious(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
be servile(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
beefer
2
bend the knee(expression, idiom, depression)
2
blandish(yield, submit, jolly, flatter, debase)
2
blink(verb, start, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
bob(verb, depression, distort, hunch, arch)
2
bow and scrape(verb, expression, idiom, court, beg)
2
brownnose(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
2
buddy up(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
butter up(verb, expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
cajole(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cater to(expression, yield, submit, jolly, tempt)
2
cave in to(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
2
cotton(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
court(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow)
2
curry favor(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
debase(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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