| ''Fine with me'' | 32 |
| ''All right'' | 29 |
| ''90125'' band | 30 |
| ... and what it means | 21 |
| ___-man (sycophant) | 19 |
| _____-man (flunky) | 18 |
| ___ man (toady) | 15 |
| ___ man (sycophant) | 19 |
| "___ jumpy rhythm makes you feel so fine" (lyric from Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm") | 105 |
| "...___ big man" ("Daniel Boone" theme line) | 64 |
| ___ no (iffy) | 13 |
| Undefinitive statement | 22 |
| Two-part answer | 15 |
| Straddling words | 16 |
| Response akin to "It's complicated" | 49 |
| Noncommital answer | 18 |
| Hedger's answer | 19 |
| Fence-sitter's phrase | 25 |
| Equivocal reply | 15 |
| Ambivalent response | 19 |
| Ambivalent answer | 17 |
| "It's not clear-cut" | 34 |
| "Could go either way" | 31 |
| "Would you like some more imported coffee?" "___" | 69 |
| "However..." | 22 |
| Words before a rebuttal | 23 |
| Start of an agreement that's not really an agreement | 56 |
| Qualified "okay" | 26 |
| Hedger's OK | 15 |
| Excuse maker's lead-in | 26 |
| Conditional agreement starter | 29 |
| Attempting-to-answer words | 26 |
| "Right, however ..." | 30 |
| "On the other hand..." | 32 |
| "Okay, fine" | 22 |
| "I'll grant you that. However ..." | 48 |
| "I agree. However ..." | 32 |
| "I agree, however ..." | 32 |
| "I agree, however . . ." | 34 |
| "Good point, however..." | 34 |
| "Agreed. However ..." | 31 |
| Chaste? | 7 |
| Spouse's assent | 19 |
| "Whatever you say, honey" | 35 |
| Spouse's meek response | 26 |
| Spouse's acquiescence | 25 |
| Spousal response | 16 |
| Peacekeeping agreement? | 23 |
| Obliging spouse's reply | 27 |
| Husband's reply to "Honey?" | 41 |
| Words from one who loves, honors, and obeys | 43 |
| Two words to prevent an argument | 32 |
| Tiff-averting answer | 20 |
| Sweetheart's assent | 23 |
| Spouse's servile words | 26 |
| Spouse's response | 21 |
| Spouse's resigned assent | 28 |
| Spouse's peacekeeping words | 31 |
| Spouse's meek agreement | 27 |
| Spouse's agreement | 22 |
| Resigned response | 17 |
| Resignation recitation | 22 |
| Reply to many a nag | 19 |
| Reply to "Take out the papers and the trash" | 54 |
| Reply from an obedient spouse | 29 |
| Possible reply to "Will you take out the trash?" | 58 |
| Polite reply that may be accompanied by eye-rolling | 51 |
| Peacekeeping words, perhaps | 27 |
| Peacekeeping words from a spouse | 32 |
| Henpecked person's acquiescence | 35 |
| Gentleman's agreement? | 26 |
| Closing words in an argument, perhaps? | 38 |
| Agreement from the other half | 29 |
| Agreeing spouse's words | 27 |
| Affectionate assent | 19 |
| 2000s CBS sitcom | 16 |
| '00s CBS sitcom | 19 |
| Was sycophantic to | 18 |
| Voiced agreement | 16 |
| Positive feedback | 17 |
| Acquiescent answers | 19 |
| Affirmative replies | 19 |
| Some survey responses | 21 |
| Some Twenty Questions replies | 29 |
| "Oui" and "sÃ" | 37 |
| Sycophants' replies | 23 |
| Survey answers, sometimes | 25 |
| "For" words | 21 |
| Toady's answers | 19 |
| Toadies' replies | 20 |
| Positive replies | 16 |
| Positive answers | 16 |
| Agreeable answers | 17 |
| What nods often mean | 20 |
| Toadies' responses | 22 |
| Sycophant's answers | 23 |
| Obliging replies | 16 |
| Nods, often | 11 |
| Nods of the head | 16 |
| Good news from loan officers | 28 |