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contract
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cotton(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
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court(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow)
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cringing
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curry favor(verb, expression, idiom, support, yield)
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curtsy
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debase(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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dread(verb, fear, anticipate, apprehend)
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evade(start, recoil)
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fall all over(verb, expression, idiom, yield, submit)
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hang back(verb, expression, recoil, flinch)
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honey up(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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horror(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
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hunch(bend, squat, crouch)
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invite(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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kneel to(verb, phrasal verb, submission)
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lay it on(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
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lick boots(verb, expression, yield, submit, jolly)
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