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excuse(noun, blame)
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absolve(verb, responsibility, duty)
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vindicate(verb, deny, prove, implicate)
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acquit
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exculpate(verb, hold)
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atone for
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blink at(expression, condemn)
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disculpate
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exempt from(expression, hurt)
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give absolution(expression, hurt)
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go easy on(expression, idiom)
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grant a stay(expression, idiom, hold)
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grant amnesty(expression, hurt)
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let off easy(expression, idiom, condemn)
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let off the hook(expression, idiom, condemn)
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let off this time(expression, idiom, hold)
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let up on(expression, idiom, condemn)
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lifeboat
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make allowances for(expression, idiom, hurt)
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plead ignorance(expression, hurt)
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