2
eat crow(verb, expression, idiom, beg, kowtow)
2
eat humble pie(verb, expression, idiom, acquiesce, beg)
2
flinch(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
2
gumshoe(steal, glide, sneak, snake, tiptoe)
2
humor(verb, praise, delight, spoil, charm)
2
hunch(bend, stoop, squat, crouch)
2
implore(verb, beg, kowtow, plead, cringe)
2
inch(verb, steal, drag, glide, creep)
2
ingratiate(verb, get, crawl, toady)
2
invite(verb, praise, see, yield, charm)
2
lickspittle
2
lie
2
lie down
2
lie flat(expression, idiom, lowness)
2
lie low(expression, idiom, lowness)
2
oil(verb, praise, yield, charm, persuade)
2
pad
2
pamper(verb, delight, spoil, glory, beg)
2
play up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise)
2
praise(verb, see, charm, persuade, pursue)
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