whitewashing

condoning diminishing justifying lessening mitigating moderating palliating qualifying reducing sanitizing softening varnishing

coating layer

bark crust finish glaze gloss lacquer lamination overlay painting plaster priming roughcast set tinge varnish wash

beating blow breakdown collapse debacle destruction drubbing embarrassment failure killing loss massacre rout setback thrashing triumph

KO ambush annihilation break check conquest count discomfiture extermination fall lacing licking mastery paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping shellacking slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming trouncing waxing whaling whipping

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

accomplishment achievement boon success win

surrender yielding

attainment mastery victory

apology approval argument basis confirmation explanation pretext rationale rationalization vindication

absolution account acquittal advocacy answer apologia cop-out defense exculpation exoneration extenuation grounds idea mitigation palliation palliative plea rebuttal reply response sanctification story support validation warrant wherefore

raison d'être song and dance whatfor whole idea why and wherefore

charge indictment opposition

question request sentence

whipping

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding

annihilation beating conquest debacle drubbing rout trouncing whipping

KO ambush blow break breakdown check collapse count destruction discomfiture embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming triumph waxing whaling

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

accomplishment achievement building construction creation good fortune rise success win

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle defeasance destruction discomfiture downthrow drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall insuccess killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery nonsuccess overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whipping

annihilation beating collapse conquest drubbing failure fall licking massacre overthrow rout slaughter thrashing trouncing waxing whipping

crushing defeat shellacking trashing vanquishment

rise success win