| defence(noun, reason) |
| permit(verb, dismiss, approve, uphold, explain) |
| pretence(noun, defence) |
| allow |
| color(noun, appearance, show, cause, con) |
| condonation(noun, allowance, reprieve, forgiveness, mercy) |
| disregard(verb, take, ignore, overlook, forget) |
| except(verb, free, discharge, dismiss, spare) |
| grace(allowance, forgiveness, mercy, absolution, exoneration) |
| ignore(verb, take, disregard, overlook, forget) |
| immunity(noun, dismissal, exemption) |
| license(noun, verb, dismiss, approve, uphold) |
| mitigation(noun, action, cause, reason, claim) |
| occasion(noun, break, time, event, cause) |
| rationale(noun, action, cause, reason, base) |
| rationalization(noun, action, cause, return, reason) |
| semblance(noun, show, cause, reason, explanation) |
| shift(noun, reason, slip, trick, escape) |
| stratagem(noun, cause, trick, con, pretense) |
| acknowledgment(noun, answer, response, regret, confession) |