| excuse(verb, deliberate, forget, pardon, justify) |
| exempt(verb, clear, forget, excuse, pardon) |
| exonerate(verb, clear, forget, excuse, pardon) |
| explain away(verb, expression, deliberate, excuse, justify) |
| extenuate(verb, deliberate, forget, excuse, justify) |
| forget(verb, excuse, pardon, spring, pocket) |
| give alibi(verb, expression, deliberate, excuse, justify) |
| intellectualize(verb, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| kick back |
| let off easy(verb, expression, idiom, forget, excuse) |
| overlook(verb, forget, excuse, pardon, spring) |
| palliate(verb, clear, forget, excuse, spring) |
| pocket(verb, clear, release, forget, excuse) |
| purge(verb, clear, forget, excuse, spring) |
| rationalize(verb, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| reason(verb, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| reason out(verb, expression, deliberate, excuse, justify) |
| rebate |
| reconcile(verb, deliberate, excuse, justify, vindicate) |
| reduce |