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Not free or independent

dependent

adjective

if you are dependent on someone or something, you need them in order to live or succeed

subject to something

in a situation where you have to obey a rule or a law

bound

adjective

having an obligation to do something because of a law, promise, etc.

answerable

adjective

if you are answerable to someone, you have to explain to them the reasons for your actions or mistakes

reliant

adjective

depending on someone or something

under guard

protected or prevented from escaping by a guard

stranded

adjective

left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else

marooned

adjective

left or caught in a place and unable to leave

in thrall to

completely controlled or influenced by someone or something

under someone’s control/influence/spell

strongly influenced by someone, so that you do what you think they want, or you copy them in some way

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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show a bit of ankle

… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything

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