| lickspittle(noun, flatterer, assenter, groveler) |
| minion |
| nourish(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| nurse(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| nurture(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| overpraise(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke) |
| pander(verb, yield, submit, satisfy, jolly) |
| pay court to(verb, expression, idiom, flatter, court) |
| persuade(verb, charm, entice, flatter, coax) |
| polish(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| promote(verb, support, develop, encourage, improve) |
| refine(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| run after(verb, expression, support, develop, promote) |
| salve(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke) |
| scrape(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) |
| seek friendship(verb, expression, support, develop, promote) |
| sell(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke) |
| shine up to(verb, expression, idiom, support, develop) |
| stoop(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow) |
| submit(verb, yield, jolly, flatter, kowtow) |