だらけCompletely covered in, Full of

だらけ and しか～ない are used differently and express contrasting meanings. だらけ follows nouns and expresses the idea of 'covered with' or 'full of', e.g. 泥だらけ 'covered in mud'. In contrast, しか～ない is used with a noun and negative verb to mean 'only' or 'nothing but', e.g. １００円しかない ('I have only 100 yen.'). They are similar in that both can often carry a negative or undesirable nuance.

Both indicate that something is filled with many similar elements, but the evaluation differs. だらけ means ‘full of’ with a negative or undesirable nuance, used when the items are unwanted or messy, as in ゴミだらけの部屋だ ('The room is full of trash.'). ずくめ means ‘nothing but’ with a positive or favorable nuance, used when the elements are all good or fortunate, as in いいことずくめの旅行だった ('It was a trip full of good things.').

Both express a strong characterization, but differ in tone and focus. だらけ implies a negative excess of something undesirable, e.g. ミスだらけのレポート 'A report full of mistakes.' にほかならない expresses emphatic certainty or identity, e.g. 犯罪にほかならない 'It is nothing less than a crime.'

だらけ and 塗れ (often written in hiragana as まみれ) both describe being covered in something, but differ in nuance. だらけ suggests an overwhelming or chaotic abundance of unpleasant things, e.g. 傷だらけの手 'Hands full of cuts.' 塗れ emphasizes being soaked or stained, either physically or figuratively, e.g. 泥まみれの靴 'Mud-covered shoes' or 借金まみれの男 'A man drowning in debt.'