8
soft-soap(verb, praise, agree, charm, persuade)
8
suck up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
7
butter up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, calm)
7
flatter(verb, praise, yield, charm, persuade)
6
get around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, influence, trick)
5
court(verb, support, develop, promote, praise)
5
oil(verb, praise, yield, influence, stimulate)
5
overdo it(verb, expression, phrasal verb, influence, trick)
5
soften up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, influence, trick)
4
brown-nose(verb, acquiesce, court, beg, kowtow)
4
inveigle(verb, praise, influence, stimulate, excite)
4
stroke(verb, calm, quiet, cool, praise)
4
sweet-talk(verb, praise, charm, persuade, deceive)
4
tempt(verb, influence, excite, trick, charm)
3
blandish(verb, praise, yield, influence, trick)
3
brownnose(verb, support, develop, promote, praise)
3
cultivate(verb, support, give, promote, encourage)
3
fall all over(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, yield)
3
fawn(verb, praise, charm, persuade, humor)
3
jolly(verb, praise, yield, influence, trick)
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