| untaxed(adjective, tax-exempt) |
| vindicate(clear, discharge, defend, spare, relieve) |
| whitewash(clear, discharge, defend, spare, relieve) |
| wink at(expression, spare, relieve, forget, excuse) |
| wipe slate clean(verb, expression, idiom, drop, clear) |
| absolution(noun, exemption) |
| absolve justify(expression, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| alibi(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive) |
| allot |
| allowed(safe, unaffected, protected, resistant, invulnerable) |
| apologise |
| apologize for(expression, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| appease(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive) |
| authorized(allowed, empowered) |
| autonomous |
| available(adjective, free, allow, let, liberty) |
| ax(remove, discharge, dismiss, fire, terminate) |
| bail out(verb, expression, drop, clear, release) |
| be lenient(verb, free, leave, excuse, pardon) |
| be merciful(verb, free, leave, excuse, pardon) |