to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid a more severe penalty
признать себя виновным в менее серьезном преступлении, чтобы избежать более строгого наказания (priznat' sebya vinovnym v menee ser'yeznom prestuplenii, chtoby izbezhat' boleye strogoho nakazaniya)
"He decided to cop a plea and serve a shorter sentence."
"Он решил признать свою вину и отбыть более короткое наказание." (On reshil priznat' svoyu vinu i otbyt' boleye korotkoye nakazaniye.)
time passes very quickly
to greet someone very kindly and enthusiastically
to turn the pages of a book or magazine casually
to make a bad situation seem better by dealing with it calml...
to be open and honest about one’s intentions or feelings
to have confidence in your abilities or opinions
