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blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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blandishment
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blush(verb, squirm)
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boot-lick
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bootlicking
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bounce
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buckle(agree, yield, submit, admit, comply)
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carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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contemptible
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courtesy
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cringe to
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cringer
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cringes
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croodle
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crouch before
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crouch down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bend, squat)
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demean oneself(verb, expression, court, beg, kowtow)
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demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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detestation(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
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detestation of(noun, dislike, unpleasant, disgusting, antipathy)
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