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balance
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buffer
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come to nothing
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compensate for
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counterbalance
countercheck
counterpoise
countervail
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drown
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offset
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overrule
redress
show consideration
show mercy
show pity
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change
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kill
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lint-white
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phantasmal
softener
straw-colored
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