| elucidate |
| empty |
| enlighten |
| exempt from(expression, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| extenuate(verb, cover, clear, release, maintain) |
| free from blame(expression, idiom, maintain, defend, justify) |
| give absolution(expression, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| go easy on(verb, expression, idiom, drop, clear) |
| kiss and make up(expression, idiom, clear, forget, excuse) |
| laugh off(expression, forget, excuse, pardon, absolve) |
| let bygones be bygones(expression, idiom, clear, forget, excuse) |
| let it go(expression, idiom, clear, forget, excuse) |
| let pass(expression, clear, forget, excuse, pardon) |
| let up on(verb, expression, idiom, drop, clear) |
| loose(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| lustrate(verb, clear, clean, clarify, cleanse) |
| maintain(verb, support, favor, back, approve) |
| make allowance(expression, clear, forget, excuse, pardon) |
| mitigate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, defend) |
| pass over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defend, spare) |