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.)
to be aware of potential problems or discrepancies
a job with no opportunity for advancement or improvement
to remain loyal or supportive
to remain calm and not get too emotional
To secretly support or manipulate both sides of a conflict f...
to take responsibility for someone and help them learn
