to pay sb compliments	powiedzieć komuś komplement
to fish for compliments	oczekiwać na komplementy
to take it as a compliment	wziąć to za komplement
back-handed compliment	an insult disguised as a compliment
a double-edged compliment	back-handed compliment that does not seem to have the slightly malicious intention
give praise to	usually reserved for a God
be praised for (some action)	być chwalonym za
praiseworthy	godny pochwały
praised to the skies	wychwalany pod niebiosa
widely/highly praised	szeroko chwalony
sing sb's or sth's praises	to praise someone or something very much
shower/heap praise on sth/sb	?
damn sb with faint praise	to praise with such a lack of enthusiasm that you give the impression of rather negative feelings
pay tribute to	praise (formal)
give sb a standing ovation	stand up and clap loudly for a long time
extol the virtues/benefits of	priase highly (formal)
to be the toast of	be admired for some recent achievment
pat sb on the back/give sb a pat on the back	praise (often children)
earn/win plaudits	get positive comments (formal)
laud	praise highly in official situations (formal)
laudable (behaviour), laudatory (comments or remarks)	adjectives of loud
to flatter, to make up to crawl, to suck up to, to lick sb's boots	praising sb for your own benefits (x5) (informal)
smarmy, slimy, a crawler	sb who praises sb for their own benefits (x3) (informal)
servile, obsequious	sb who praises sb for their own benefits (x2) (formal)
to flatter	make sb's figure look better than it really is
flattery will get you nowhere !	insincere praise will not achieve anything (phrase)
compliment, complimentary	to compliment (noun+adj)
praise, praiseworthy	to praise (noun+adj)
congratulations, congratulatory	to congratulate (noun+adj)
laudable/laudatory	to laud (adj)
flattery/flatterer , flattering	to flatter (noun+adj)
crawler, clawling	to crawl (noun+adj)
smarmy	to smarm (adj)