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be taken(verb, drop, take, respect, yield)
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be true(verb, follow, observe, comply)
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behave(verb, work, function, operate, heed)
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bend to
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cave(verb, agree, yield, surrender, acknowledge)
2
cede(verb, agree, surrender, acknowledge, quit)
2
concede(verb, agree, follow, yield, surrender)
2
concentrate(verb, get, accept, observe, admit)
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condone(verb, agree, assent)
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copy(verb, support, keep, observe, match)
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cosign(verb, support, take, favor, agree)
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countenance(verb, support, take, favor, agree)
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defend
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do(verb, work, meet, keep, discharge)
2
do as told(verb, expression, idiom, heed, comply)
2
do what one is told(verb, expression, idiom, give, follow)
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fall in with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, keep)
2
fawn(agree, yield, submit, admit, comply)
2
fold(verb, agree, observe, surrender, acknowledge)
2
follow beaten path(expression, idiom, keep, follow, yield)
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