cringe

[1]	cower , flinch , squinch , wince , flinch , funk , shrink , quail , recoil , wince , recoil , blench , tremble , quail , quiver , quake/shake in one's boots/shoes , shrink
[2]	defer , fawn , crawl , kowtow , grovel , creep , cower , crawl , fawn , grovel , boot-lick , (US) apple-polish , (Slang) kiss someone's arse/(US/Canadian) ass , (Colloq) (Slang) brown-nose