7
kindness(noun, favor, grace, goodness, kindliness)
7
spare(verb, clear, release, free, dismiss)
7
tolerate(verb, release, disregard, defend, explain)
6
exemption(noun, release, discharge, restoration, rescue)
6
forbear(verb, stop, reduce, release, free)
6
reconciliation
5
allow
5
apologize(verb, vindicate, atonement, penitence)
5
apology(noun, vindication, exoneration, exculpation)
5
immunity(noun, break, relief, interval, dismissal)
5
justification(noun, forgiveness, reconciliation, absolution, exoneration)
5
purge(verb, remove, eliminate, defend, explain)
5
purify(remove, dismiss, prevent, eliminate, eradicate)
5
relief(noun, break, release, interval, rescue)
5
set free(verb, expression, clear, release, free)
5
shrive(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
5
stay(noun, verb, stop, break, reduce)
5
whitewash(verb, clear, release, discharge, defend)
5
wink at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, clear, release)
4
accept(verb, forgive, absolve, exonerate)
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