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expiate(verb, remove, dismiss, prevent, eliminate)
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forgave
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forgiveness
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forgiving
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grant amnesty(verb, expression, release, defend, comfort)
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have mercy on(verb, expression, idiom, understand, comfort)
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kiss and make up(noun, verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
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laugh off(verb, expression, grant, excuse, pardon)
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let bygones be bygones(noun, verb, expression, idiom, take)
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let it go(verb, expression, idiom, grant, excuse)
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let off easy(verb, expression, idiom, relieve, grant)
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