| let up on(verb, expression, idiom, drop, clear) |
| loose(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| lustrate(verb, clear, clean, clarify, cleanse) |
| maintain(verb, support, favor, back, approve) |
| make allowance(expression, clear, forget, excuse, pardon) |
| mitigate(verb, stop, release, moderate, defend) |
| pass over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defend, spare) |
| plead(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| prove(maintain, defend, justify) |
| rationalize(verb, support, clear, maintain, free) |
| refute(verb, maintain, defend, justify, vindicate) |
| relent(verb, clear, forget, excuse, pardon) |
| sack(dismiss, fire) |
| spring(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| stand up for(expression, idiom, support, maintain, favor) |
| sustain(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| think no more of(expression, idiom, clear, forget, excuse) |
| tolerate(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| turn other cheek(expression, idiom, clear, forget, excuse) |
| warrant(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |