2
inclination(noun, bow, curve, arch, nod)
2
ingratiate(verb, get, crawl, toady)
2
invite(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
kneel to(verb, phrasal verb, submission)
2
knuckle to(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
lay it on(expression, idiom, draw, yield, submit)
2
lick boots(verb, expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
make up to(expression, idiom, yield, submit, jolly)
2
notice(verb, greet)
2
observe(verb, follow, imitate, adapt, obey)
2
pay court(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
2
pay court to(verb, expression, idiom)
2
scratch
2
servility
2
signal(verb, greet)
2
submission
2
succumb(verb, agree, lower, yield, surrender)
2
surrender(verb, agree, lower, acknowledge, quit)
2
truckle to(verb, phrasal verb, submission)
2
wave(verb, greet)
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