20
yield(verb, move, break, drop, take)
14
fail(verb, break, drop, give, decline)
14
give in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
13
collapse(verb, health, stop, break, drop)
12
submit(verb, stop, break, drop, take)
10
succumb(verb, health, stop, break, drop)
10
surrender(verb, stop, break, drop, go)
9
break(verb, health, stop, drop, give)
9
cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, health, stop)
8
consent(verb, yield, surrender, defer, acquiesce)
8
give(verb, break, drop, go, fall)
8
relent(verb, stop, go, strong, open)
8
weaken(verb, break, drop, go, give)
7
acquiesce(verb, take, accept, discharge, respect)
7
give out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, health, break)
7
relax(verb, stop, go, decline, open)
7
soften(verb, strong, decline, fail, moderate)
6
agree(verb, take, accept, discharge, respect)
6
bend(verb, move, stop, break, drop)
6
buckle(verb, break, drop, fall, crush)
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