| make little of(expression, idiom) |
| ravish(ruin, corrupt, taint, sully, deprave) |
| reflect discredit upon(expression, idiom) |
| seduce(verb, ruin, spoil, corrupt, taint) |
| shave(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| smirch(verb, foul, stain, smear, soil) |
| spot(verb, dirty, foul, stain, blemish) |
| strip of rank(expression, idiom) |
| submit to indignity(expression, idiom) |
| tamper with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, alter, adjust) |
| underestimate(verb, upset, abuse, offend, slur) |
| undervalue(verb, diminish, lower, lessen, disparage) |
| abash(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame) |
| apple-polish(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| be at beck and call(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| be obsequious(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| be servile(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| bear down(verb, expression, upset, trouble, dull) |
| beat down(verb, expression, upset, trouble, dull) |
| bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |