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lighten(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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look the other way(expression, idiom, take, disregard)
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loosen(drop, clear, release, free)
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make allowance for
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make allowances(expression, favor, lessen, sustain)
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make excuses for
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make good(expression, favor, sustain, confirm)
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make light of(expression, idiom, cover, ease)
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manumit(drop, clear, release, free)
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minimize(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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moderate(cover, reduce, release, ease)
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mollify(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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necessitate(approve, uphold, explain, require)
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nod at(expression, disregard, ignore, overlook)
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open up(expression, drop, clear, release)
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pay no mind(expression, idiom, take, disregard)
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play past(expression, take, disregard, ignore)
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prettify(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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pull out of the fire(expression, idiom, free, leave)
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put on a Band-Aid(expression, idiom, cover, ease)
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