| liberate(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend) |
| mitigate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| overlook(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| pass over(verb, expression, defend, spare, relieve) |
| plead ignorance(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| pretext(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| rationalize(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| relieve(verb, defend, spare, pardon, forgive) |
| shrug off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defend, explain) |
| take rap for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend) |
| tolerate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| wink at(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| argue for(expression, excuse, justify) |
| be answerable for(excuse, justify) |
| cloak(excuse, curtaining) |
| curtained(excuse, curtaining) |
| curtaining |
| do justice to(expression, idiom, excuse, justify) |
| letting go(expression, excuse, justify, curtaining) |