flattery will motivate anyone, flattery can do wonders

a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

flattery (someone into doing) / instigation

諺: proverb

remember, recall

boss

cannot, be unable to

to praise; to admire

to praise; to speak highly of

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend