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Try To Gain Favour By Flattery

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

verb

• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

• a young deer

verb

• show submission or fear

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

• have fawns

39%11 Asking for a favour
adjective satellite

• of the nature of or expressing a petition

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