| make up to(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly) |
| pander(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow) |
| pay court(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| play up to(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly) |
| pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) |
| recede(verb, start, recoil, flinch) |
| reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| retract |
| scrape(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw) |
| skulk(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink) |
| slink(verb, recoil, flinch) |
| sneak(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink) |
| squat(bend, crouch) |
| submit(verb, agree, yield, admit, jolly) |
| swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) |
| truckle to(verb, phrasal verb, submission) |
| woo(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| abase oneself(verb, expression, fawn) |