| improve(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| ingratiate oneself with |
| inveigled |
| jollies(verb, deceive, entice, tempt, flatter) |
| jollying(verb, deceive, entice, tempt, flatter) |
| kneel(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep) |
| lay it on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, satisfy) |
| lay on thick(verb, expression, idiom, deceive, entice) |
| laying it on thick(verb, expression, idiom, deceive, entice) |
| lick boots(verb, expression, stroke, flatter, jiving) |
| make advances |
| make court to(expression, idiom) |
| make much of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, humor) |
| nourish(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| nurse(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| nurture(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage) |
| overpraise(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke) |
| pamper(verb, humor, court, beg, kowtow) |
| pander(verb, satisfy, indulge, cater, soaping) |
| pay addresses to(expression, idiom) |