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whitewash(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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absolve(pardon, forgive, acquit)
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balance(verb, compensate, offset)
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be answerable for(excuse, justify)
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cloak(excuse, curtaining)
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compensate(verb, offset)
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counterbalance(verb, compensate, offset)
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curtained(excuse, curtaining)
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curtaining
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do justice to(expression, idiom, excuse, justify)
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double for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, compensate, offset)
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insure(verb, compensate, offset)
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justify
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letting go(expression, excuse, justify, curtaining)
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