3
palliation(noun, action, reason, claim, approval)
3
plead ignorance(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
pretension
3
purify
3
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reduce)
3
quittance(noun, forgiveness)
3
rebuttal(noun, reason, approval, argument, answer)
3
regrets(noun, reason, explanation, dodge, justification)
3
rejoinder(noun, return, argument, answer, explanation)
3
relief(noun, break, time, event, opening)
3
reply(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
3
response(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
3
retort(noun, return, reason, argument, answer)
3
return(noun, argument, answer, explanation, response)
3
right(noun, action, claim, need, statement)
3
set free(expression, drop, clear, release, free)
3
show(noun, break, time, appearance, event)
3
shrug off(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
stopgap(noun, reason, explanation, dodge, justification)
3
varnish(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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