4
let up on(verb, expression, idiom, relieve, grant)
4
liberate(verb, defend, spare, relieve, duty)
4
make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, disregard)
4
tolerate(verb, release, disregard, discharge, defend)
3
abolish(remove, dismiss, prevent, eliminate, eradicate)
3
allow for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, grant, excuse)
3
apologize(verb, vindicate)
3
defer(verb, stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
3
delete
3
mitigate(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate)
3
palliate(verb, stay, responsibility, abate, grant)
3
respite(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate)
3
spare(verb, clear, release, free, leave)
3
spring(verb, clear, release, free, leave)
3
understand(verb, comfort, pardon, sympathize, commiserate)
2
abate(verb, release, moderate, decrease, stay)
2
accept apology(noun, verb, expression, grant, forget)
2
blink at(expression, take, clear, release, disregard)
2
commute(verb, grant, excuse, pardon, absolve)
2
defend(verb, explain, spare, relieve, pardon)
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