英和和英

to pay one a compliment―be complimentary―flatter one―say nice things

to say disagreeable things

They will lavish compliments on you―lay it on thick―lay it on with a trowel.

to state one's reason―explain one's reason

to grumble―to be peevish

to offer one's congratulations

to flatter one―tickle one's ear―tickle one's vanity

to ease one's mind―quiet one's fears―quiet one's apprehensions

tell an untruth

to whisper soft nothings to each other

tell a lie

obsequiously complimentary

to talk nonsense

to say something malicious

a quibble

complain

to talk apart from the matter in hand

He is full of empty compliments.

to gloss over a situation with random remarks

to put one's foot in it

to lisp

talk drivel

the act of saying something in a sincere manner

Come, say yes!

to inform on

to talk nonsense

to complain of fancied wrongs

an act of spreading a false rumor

the act of stating something in a respectful manner

to be witty