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3
allay(cover, ease, moderate, stay)
3
beg off(expression, phrasal verb)
3
claim(noun, maintain, favor, trick)
3
cloak(noun, appearance, cover, show)
3
commute(drop, clear, release, free)
3
cop out(expression, withdraw, abandon, quit)
3
disguise(noun, appearance, cover, show)
3
dispense from(expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
ease(cover, moderate, diminish, lessen)
3
exempt from(expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
explain away(expression, phrasal verb, deliberate, justify)
3
give absolution(expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
gloze(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
3
plead ignorance(expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
put off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, reduce)
3
shrug off(expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
varnish(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
3
veil(noun, cover, cause, ease)
3
white(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
2
appease(correct, compensate, pardon, forgive)
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