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defer to(expression, endure, acquiesce, succumb)
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discharge(verb, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
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discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, reject)
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ditto(verb, accept, agree, observe, quit)
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drag out(expression, extend, sustain, expand, persist)
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eat crow(verb, expression, break, drop, fail)
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elude
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encumber(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
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enter(verb, postpone, shelve)
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fold(verb, stop, break, drop, withdraw)
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forgive(verb, stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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genuflect(verb, comply)
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give ground(verb, expression, idiom, surrender, endure)
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give out(verb, expression, break, drop, go)
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go along with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, accept)
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go with the flow(expression, idiom, go, accept, agree)
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grovel(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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halt(verb, stop, break, reduce, reject)
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hamper(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
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hang(verb, stop, reject, halt, delay)
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