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bleach(clear, spare, duty, pardon)
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blink at(expression, clear, free, duty)
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cover(verb, ease, moderate, defend, explain)
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duty(clear, spare, pardon, forgive)
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grant amnesty(expression, defend, spare, pardon)
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indulge(defend, spare, pardon, forgive)
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launder(clear, spare, duty, pardon)
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let off easy(expression, idiom, forget, excuse)
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let off the hook(expression, idiom, clear, release, free)
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lifeboat(clear, spare, duty, pardon)
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make allowances for(expression, idiom, defend, spare)
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plead ignorance(expression, defend, spare, pardon)
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pretext(defend, spare, pardon, forgive)
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sanitize(clear, discharge, clean, spare)
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shrug off(expression, defend, spare, pardon)
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take rap for(expression, idiom, defend, spare)
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tolerate(defend, spare, pardon, acquit)
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wipe it off(expression, idiom, clear, duty)
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wipe the slate clean(expression, idiom, clear, duty)
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write off(expression, clear, spare, duty)
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