2
high pressure(verb, expression, advance, press, promote)
2
hokum(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
2
honeyed words(noun, expression, stroke, flattery, commendation)
2
importune(verb, charm, persuade, tease, entice)
2
induce(verb, make, press, cause, promote)
2
jive(noun, verb, stroke, jiving, deride)
2
lay it on thick(verb, expression, idiom, praise, charm)
2
lure(verb, charm, persuade, deceive, tease)
2
make a pitch for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, advance)
2
make up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, persuade)
2
maneuver(verb, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
2
massage(verb, praise, charm, persuade, deceive)
2
misguide(verb, promote, fake, deceive, phony)
2
misinstruct(verb, promote, fake, deceive, phony)
2
mislead(verb, promote, fake, persuade, deceive)
2
misspeak(verb, promote, fake, deceive, phony)
2
obsequiousness(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
2
overdraw(verb, promote, fake, deceive, phony)
2
play
2
plead(verb, beg, kowtow, cringe, fawn)
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