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excuse(noun, verb, stop, action)
33
forgive(verb, stop, action, drop)
24
absolve(verb, support, stop, action)
24
release(noun, verb, stop, break)
22
amnesty(noun, verb, stop, reduce)
22
discharge(noun, verb, break, set)
22
exonerate(verb, support, stop, action)
21
condone(verb, support, stop, action)
20
acquit(verb, support, action, release)
18
free(verb, release, discharge, dismiss)
14
remit(verb, stop, reduce, release)
12
let off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action)
12
liberate(verb, release, free, discharge)
10
dismiss(verb, remove, release, free)
8
let go(verb, expression, release, free)
7
exempt(verb, release, free, discharge)
7
justify(verb, free, discharge, defend)
7
spare(verb, release, free, dismiss)
5
set free(verb, expression, release, free)
5
whitewash(verb, release, discharge, defend)
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