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confirmation(noun, charge, reason, notice, speech)
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cop-out(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim)
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copout(noun, return, argument, justification)
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cover story(noun, expression, cause, reason, trick)
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evasion(reason, excuse, dodge, justification)
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excusing(noun, return, argument, justification)
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exoneration(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
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explaining(noun, return, argument, justification)
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fish story(noun, expression, return, reason, trick)
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grounds(noun, cause, reason, trick, case)
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idea(noun, position, reason, claim, approval)
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jive(noun, return, reason, trick, escape)
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makeshift(reason, trick, excuse, dodge)
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off-time(noun, return, argument, justification)
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palliative(noun, reason, approval, argument)
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profession(noun, charge, position, reason, notice)
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reasoning(noun, reason, case, claim)
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redemption(noun, reason, approval, argument)
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retort(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
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return(noun, sign, report, argument, resolution)
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