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rehabilitation
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improvement / recovery // degradation
shackle
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restraint // freedom
plummet
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plunge / dive // rise
criminal justice system
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legal system / anarchy lawlessness
bail
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temporary release due to money paid
porridge
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time spent in jail
deviant
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nonconformist/ conformist
incorrigible
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irredeemable // redeemable
felony
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crime // good deed
juvenile justice
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youth justice
parental neglect
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parental failure to take care of children
truancy
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absence // presence
unruliness
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disobedience// obedience
culpability
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liability // innocence
take into custody
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detain till trial
prevention
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prohibition// approval
intervention
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interference // retreat
department of prevention and probation
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department responsible for treatment of prisoners
to leap to facile conclusion
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to assume
knee-jerking solution
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reaction without thinking
no walk in park
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sth is difficult // sth is easy
weather the storm
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get by // endure
carnage
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slaughter // compassion
minors
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youth // adults
terminate
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end / stop // start
endeavor
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attempt / try // laziness
escalate
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intensify // decrease
swagger
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walk or behave in confident, arrogant way // be timid, shy
gorge on
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eat a lot, devour // savor
lavish
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rich / luxurious // poor
amass
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gather // throw away / waste
affluent
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wealthy // poor
prized
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important / valued // unneeded
blunt
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honest/ direct / frank // dishonest / subtle
irrelevance
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insignificance// significance
exponentially
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rapid growth // slowly
proliferate
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increase in number // decrease
continual
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recurring / ongoing // occasional
continuous
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steady // unsteady
jointed
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linked // separate
venture
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travel / journey // inaction
executive
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sb high in rank in company
friction (between people)
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argument // agreement
disarray
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disorder // order/ peace
cease
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come to stop // start
gloomy
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dark // bright
throw into turmoil
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turbulence // peace
retreat
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remove // assert
harbinger
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omen - sth they foreshadows future
nimble
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light // stiff
consolidation
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process to become stronger
bolster
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support // weaken
stringent
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strict // lenient
doom and gloom
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pessimism // optimism
outmoded
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old-fashioned // modern / fashionable

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