2
take orders(expression, accept, discharge, follow, yield)
2
throw in the towel(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
2
throw in towel(expression, idiom, observe, quit, submit)
2
toe the line(expression, idiom, accept, discharge, agree)
2
toss it in(verb, expression, idiom, fall, leave)
2
yes one(expression, accept, allow, yield, observe)
1
abandon(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, yield)
1
abdicate(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, surrender)
1
acknowledge(verb, accept, agree, allow, yield)
1
admit defeat(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, leave)
1
adopt(verb, accept, agree, approve, sanction)
1
allow(accept, agree, acknowledge, approve, permit)
1
appease(surrender, endure, acquiesce, succumb, comply)
1
approve(agree, allow, permit, acquiesce, comply)
1
award(accept, allow, acknowledge, quit, grant)
1
back down(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, leave)
1
be agreeable
1
be submissive(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, quit)
1
bear
1
bow to(verb, expression, accept, discharge, follow)
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