at one's mercy

destitute distressed exploited needy oppressed persecuted

a slave to abject at one's beck and call at one's feet have-not helpless in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power led by the nose maltreated mistreated overcome subjugated subservient suppressed tyrannized under one's thumb underdog underfoot

rich wealthy

happy respected satisfied

abused destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted

burdened maltreated mistreated suppressed tormented tyrannized

a slave to abject at one's feet have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot

deferential submissive

compliant

a slave to abject acquiescent at one's beck and call bootlicking cowering cringing docile fawning ignoble in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power mean menial obeisant obsequious resigned servile slavish subject sycophantic under one's thumb

disobedient

controlling domineering unhelpful unnecessary useless