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good word(noun, expression, increase, praise, regard)
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gratification(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
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grease
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groveling
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handshaking
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homage(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
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honeyed phrases
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hurrah(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
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hymn(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
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insinuation
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kudos(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
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laud(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
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magnification(noun, increase, praise, exaggeration, enlargement)
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mealymouthedness
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mush(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
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ovation(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
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panegyric(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
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parasitism
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pat on back(noun, expression, idiom, cheer, cry)
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pat on the back(noun, expression, idiom, increase, praise)
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