to escape punishment or avoid being convicted
罰から逃れること、または有罪判決を避けること (batsu kara nogareru koto mata wa yuzai hanketsu wo sakeru koto)
"He managed to beat the rap thanks to a clever lawyer."
"彼は賢い弁護士のおかげで罰を免れることができた。" (kare wa kashikoi bengoshi no okage de batsu wo manugareru koto ga dekita)
The more you learn, the more you realize how little you actu...
very close in a race or competition
to have both positive and negative effects
the skill of doing something well
to have a personal reason to complain or criticize
to slightly change the truth to make something sound better