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idolize(verb, flatter)
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implore(verb, court, beg, creep, plead)
1
indulge(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, endure)
1
inveigled
1
jolly(verb, yield, submit, flatter, crawl)
1
knuckle(verb, agree, lower, yield, surrender)
1
knuckle under(verb, expression, phrasal verb, agree, lower)
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lay down arms(verb, expression, idiom, agree, surrender)
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lick the dust(expression, idiom)
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lickspittle
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lie down and roll over(verb, expression, idiom, bow, stoop)
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make a leg(expression, idiom)
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make a reverence(expression, idiom)
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make much of(verb, expression, idiom, court, beg)
1
making a leg(expression, idiom)
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massage(verb, yield, submit, stroke, jolly)
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oil(verb, draw, yield, submit, jolly)
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pamper(verb, court, beg, creep, plead)
1
pander to
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play the game(verb, expression, idiom, follow, imitate)
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