3
apple-polish(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
3
bow to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, respect, endure)
3
cede(verb, stop, reject, withdraw, agree)
3
conform to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, observe, quit)
3
continue(extend, sustain, expand, persist, persevere)
3
crawl(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
3
crouch(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
3
dodge(verb, dismiss, evade)
3
duck(verb, keep, maintain, hide, store)
3
esteem(verb, respect)
3
evade(verb, disregard, dismiss, overlook, miss)
3
fulfill(verb, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
3
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
3
hold back(verb, expression, stop, check, keep)
3
honor(verb, respect)
3
linger(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
3
observe(verb, quit, submit, satisfy, obey)
3
pigeonhole(verb, drop, reject, disregard, abandon)
3
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, hold, drop)
3
regard(verb, respect)
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