4
mind(verb, follow, observe, submit, conform)
4
observe(verb, honor, praise, respect, follow)
4
prize(verb, love, honor, respect, regard)
4
submit(verb, drop, take, respect, follow)
3
agree(verb, support, take, accept, respect)
3
bow to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, respect)
3
conform(verb, follow, observe, mind, submit)
3
keep(verb, follow, observe, mind, submit)
3
show consideration(verb, expression, honor, praise, respect)
3
succumb(verb, drop, take, respect, yield)
3
worship(verb, love, honor, praise, respect)
2
accede(verb, support, accept, follow, observe)
2
accept(verb, support, respect, follow, observe)
2
acknowledge(verb, support, take, respect, agree)
2
acquiesce(verb, support, take, accept, respect)
2
apotheosize(verb, love, honor, respect, regard)
2
capitulate(verb, drop, take, respect, agree)
2
defer(endure, acquiesce, succumb)
2
deify(verb, love, honor, respect, regard)
2
exalt(verb, love, honor, respect, regard)
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