6
allow
6
pass over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disregard, ignore)
6
relent(verb, free, leave, yield, comfort)
6
wink at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, clear)
5
exempt(verb, clear, release, free, leave)
5
bury the hatchet(noun, verb, expression, idiom, argument)
5
forbear(verb, stop, reduce, release, free)
5
forgive and forget(verb, expression, idiom, grant, excuse)
5
let go(verb, expression, take, release, free)
5
melt(verb, give, yield)
5
purify(remove, dismiss, prevent, eliminate, eradicate)
5
shrive(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
5
whitewash(verb, take, clear, release, disregard)
4
amnesty(verb, clear, release, free, moderate)
4
bear with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, disregard)
4
cancel(stop, reduce, release, moderate, decrease)
4
erase(remove, dismiss, prevent, eliminate, eradicate)
4
indulge(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
4
justify(verb, clear, free, excuse, vindicate)
4
let pass(verb, expression, idiom, take, disregard)
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