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an urgent and emotional request
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(mercy) plea
kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over
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mercy
having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court
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convicted
kindness when giving a punishment
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clemency
an attempt to achieve or get something
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bid (for)
to become a particular age
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turn 16, 50, etc.
to change a punishment to one that is less severe
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commute
a request to the public for money, information, or help
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appeal
a person in charge of a particular political unit
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governor
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
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condemn (for)
a tool for breaking hard surfaces, with a long wooden handle and a curved metal bar with a sharp point
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pickax
in a serious and determined way, often without humour
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earnestly
someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public for them
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spokesman
(especially of a priest or minister in a church) to give a religious speech
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preach
someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime
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a convict
an action that breaks a law, agreement, rule, etc.
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violation
a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties
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clerk
to not hurt or destroy something or someone
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spare
large size or mass
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bulk
If you ... something to a particular number or amount, you make certain it does not become larger than that
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keep sth to sth
food that you need to grow and stay healthy
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nourishment
a very young plant that has grown from a seed
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seedling
only for or because of one person
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on sb's account
If you do something ..., you do it without being asked to do it
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of your own accord
to be right for a particular person, situation, or occasion
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suit
to steal or remove something precious from something, in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it needs to be
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plunder
without energy and effort
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lackluster
the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen
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odds

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