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shrive(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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shrug off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defend, explain)
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spare(verb, defend, relieve, pardon, forgive)
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squirm out of(expression, idiom)
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take rap for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend)
1
tolerate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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vindicate(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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whitewash(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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wink at(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
worm out of(expression, idiom)
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absolve(pardon, forgive, acquit)
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advocate
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argue for(expression, excuse, justify)
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avoid
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be answerable for(excuse, justify)
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cloak(excuse, curtaining)
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confess
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contend
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curtained(excuse, curtaining)
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curtaining
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