14
reward(noun, verb, help, pay, welcome)
7
excuse(noun, charge, blame)
6
exonerate(verb, hold, help, keep, welcome)
5
absolve(verb, charge, responsibility, duty)
5
reprieve
4
pardon(noun, verb, hold, condemn, forgive)
4
vindicate(verb, charge, deny, prove, implicate)
4
acquit(hold, charge)
4
commend
4
praise(verb, help, welcome)
3
award(verb, help, welcome)
3
exculpate(verb, hold, charge)
3
overlook
3
protect(verb, help, welcome)
2
forgive(verb, condemn, blame, grant)
2
let go(verb, expression, help, welcome)
1
absolution
1
accept apology(expression, hold, condemn)
1
acclaim
1
acquittal
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