flattery

What was less noted after that first episode was the fawning and flattery — “Your success!”

No one is easier to con than a con artist, precisely because they are so susceptible to flattery.

Carefully worded praise and flattery helped to set the tone, with Sir Keir saying "the UK has a true friend in the Oval Office".

Yep, Vance's "defense" of his boss is to paint him as a thin-skinned bully who needs to be coddled with flattery.

Rather than confronting Trump, California’s governor is showing restraint and using flattery to ensure the state gets the federal disaster relief it needs and deserves.