| extenuate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| forgive(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| free(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| give absolution(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| grant amnesty(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| indulge(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| let go(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| let off(verb, expression, defend, spare, relieve) |
| liberate(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend) |
| mitigate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| overlook(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| pardon(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| pass over(verb, expression, defend, spare, relieve) |
| pretext(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| purge(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| rationalize(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| release(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon) |
| relieve(verb, defend, spare, pardon, forgive) |
| remit(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |