13
flatter(verb, praise, encourage, draw, yield)
8
brown-nose(verb, flatter, court, beg, kowtow)
8
cajole(verb, praise, yield, charm, persuade)
7
play up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
7
soft-soap(verb, phrasal verb, praise, draw, charm)
7
sweet-talk(verb, phrasal verb, praise, draw, charm)
6
adulate(verb, praise, charm, persuade, approve)
6
fawn(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke)
5
coax(verb, stimulate, excite, charm, persuade)
5
court(verb, support, develop, promote, praise)
5
cultivate(verb, support, give, promote, encourage)
5
honey(verb, praise, stimulate, excite, charm)
5
oil(verb, praise, yield, stimulate, excite)
5
stroke(verb, calm, quiet, help, cool)
5
suck up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
5
toady(verb, praise, yield, charm, persuade)
5
truckle(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
4
apple-polish(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
4
blandish(verb, praise, yield, charm, persuade)
4
brownnose(verb, support, develop, promote, praise)
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