2
hang up(verb, expression, drop, check, reject)
2
hedge(delay, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
hesitate(verb, check, restrain, delay, suppress)
2
hold in abeyance(verb, expression, idiom)
2
honey up(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
interfere(verb, stop, hold, break, keep)
2
invite(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
2
kneel(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
knuckle to(expression, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
2
lay it on(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
2
lick boots(verb, expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
loiter(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
mind(verb, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
2
pander(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
pass over(expression, disregard, dismiss, overlook, discard)
2
pay court(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
perform(verb, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
2
pigeon-hole
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play ball(expression, observe, quit, submit, satisfy)
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