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bear no malice(idiom, forget, pardon, absolve)
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blink at(verb, take, clear, release)
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bury the hatchet(idiom, forget, pardon, absolve)
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fish story(noun, return, reason, argument)
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forgive and forget(verb, idiom, grant, pardon)
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go easy on(verb, idiom, drop, clear)
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grant forgiveness
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grant immunity(free, spare)
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kiss and make up(idiom, forget, pardon, absolve)
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lame excuse(idiom, dissuasion)
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let it go(idiom, forget, pardon, absolve)
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let out(drop, clear, remove, release)
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let pass(verb, take, clear, disregard)
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let up on(verb, idiom, drop, clear)
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make allowance(deliberate, forget, justify, vindicate)
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make allowances for(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, forgive)
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ostensible motive(idiom, dissuasion)
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privilege from(verb, remove, release, free)
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reason why(noun, reason, spur, lure)
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save the necessity(idiom, exemption)
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