flattery; sycophancy; adulation
excessive flattery; adulation
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty)
toady; lackey; sycophant; flatterer
sycophantic diplomacy; servile diplomacy
having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed; with serenity