2
break(verb, stop, drop, accept, bother)
2
buckle(verb, break, drop, fail, agree)
2
buddy up(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cajole(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cater to(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cave in(verb, expression, stop, break, drop)
2
cave in to(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
2
circumvent
2
comply with(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
confuse
2
consent to(expression, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
2
conserve(verb, keep, maintain, sustain, hide)
2
court(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cower(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
creep(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cry uncle(expression, observe, surrender, quit, submit)
2
curry favor(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
cut short(expression, stop, break, reject, bother)
2
dawdle(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
debase(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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