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