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kiss and make up(verb, expression, idiom, forget, excuse)
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lag(noun, verb, stop, settle, delay)
2
laugh off(verb, expression, forget, excuse, spring)
2
let bygones be bygones(verb, expression, idiom, forget, excuse)
2
let it go(verb, expression, idiom, forget, excuse)
2
let pass(verb, expression, clear, forget, excuse)
2
let up on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, clear)
2
liberation(noun, break, release, reprieve, deliverance)
2
make allowance(verb, expression, forget, excuse, absolve)
2
palliate(verb, clear, release, stay, responsibility)
2
procrastination(noun, lateness)
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prorogation
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prorogue(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate)
2
protraction(noun, break, pause, relief, interval)
2
purgation(pardon, reconciliation, absolution)
2
purge(clear, forget, excuse, spring, pocket)
2
quiet(noun, stop, calm, break, rest)
2
quietude(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
2
quietus(noun, acquittal)
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recreation(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
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