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honoring(attentive, compliant, submissive, docile, dutiful)
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jejune(adjective, calm, kind, smooth, soft)
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lamblike
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law-abiding(attentive, compliant, submissive, docile, dutiful)
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lax
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liberal
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loyal(adjective, attentive, compliant, submissive, docile)
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mannerable
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mealy-mouthed(adjective, humble, flattering, sycophantic, praising)
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moral
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mousy
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nonresistant(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
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nonresisting(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, meek)
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obeying(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
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on a string(expression, attentive, compliant, submissive, docile)
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on bended knee(expression, idiom)
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parasitic(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, sycophantic)
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peaceable(adjective, calm, quiet, kind, smooth)
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philosophical(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, passive)
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positive
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