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| gloss over(verb, phrasal verb, change, cover) | |
| cover up(verb, cover, obscure, alter) | |
| dress up(verb, phrasal verb, obscure, alter) | |
| extenuating circumstances(idiom, vindication) | |
| false front(noun, top, case, dress) | |
| smoke screen(noun, top, case, dress) | |
| apologize for(verb, cover, ease, moderate) | |
| brush on paint | |
| dead color(idiom, painting) | |
| distract attention from | |
| doctor up(verb, change, cover, obscure) | |
| fig leaf(noun, top, case, dress) | |
| hush up(verb, cover, ease, moderate) | |
| keep under cover | |
| lay on color | |
| load with ornament | |
| make allowance for | |
| make light of(verb, idiom, cover, ease) | |
| make like(verb, change, cover, obscure) | |
| make up(verb, change, cover, obscure) |
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