5
lard(noun, verb, fat, lubricate)
5
liniment(noun, remedy, cream, ointment, salve)
5
lotion(noun, remedy, cream, ointment, salve)
5
ointment(noun, remedy, cream, salve, lotion)
5
slick(verb, lubricate)
5
soft-soap(verb, praise, charm, persuade, deceive)
5
unction(noun, cream, ointment, salve, lotion)
4
blarney(noun, verb, praise, charm, persuade)
4
butter(noun, verb, influence, trick, charm)
4
cerate(noun, remedy, ointment, salve, lotion)
4
coal(noun, fuel, petroleum, firewood)
4
crude
4
adulation(noun, praise, charm, nonsense, flattery)
4
anele
4
bribe(verb, softener)
4
butter up(verb, expression, praise, yield, stimulate)
4
fawn(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke)
4
peat(noun, fuel)
4
petrol(noun, fuel, petroleum, firewood)
4
play up to(verb, expression, idiom, praise, yield)
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