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"word": "ဖော်လံဖား"
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "ဖား"
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "ဘောမ"
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "巴結"
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"roman": "bājie",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "巴结"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "een wit voetje halen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "slijmen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "mielistellä"
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "flatter"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "cirer les bottes"
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "sich einschmeicheln"
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"english": "exalted",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "sich anbiedern"
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
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"word": "sich einschleimen"
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"roman": "kigen o toru",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "機嫌を取る"
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"roman": "goma o suru",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "胡麻をする"
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"word": "whakaporepore"
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"roman": "zaískivatʹ",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
"tags": [
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"word": "заи́скивать"
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"roman": "podlízyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
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"sense": "to seek to gain favor by flattery",
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