be servile

accept acquiesce bend capitulate comply defer give in kowtow relent succumb surrender yield

cave knuckle

knuckle under

conquer decline deny disagree disallow fight oppose refuse reject win

defend overpower

crouch grovel

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious brown-nose buddy up butter up cater to cave in to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lay it on lick boots make up to pay court play up to

fight ignore reject

toil work

drudge grind away grub muck plod skivvy slog

work fingers to bone

idle

be lazy

crouch hunch squat

bend bow cringe descend dip duck incline kneel lean relax sink slant

be bowed

straighten stretch

ascend fight grow increase rise

rise above

bootlick cajole flatter kowtow massage oil stroke truckle woo

apple-polish brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lay it on lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to

bootlick cajole flatter grovel kowtow massage oil stroke toady woo

apple-polish brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lay it on lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to