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time off(noun, stop, calm, break)
8
time out(noun, verb, phrasal verb, break)
6
rest period(noun, idiom)
5
breathing space(noun, idiom, stop, calm)
5
put off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, reduce)
4
coffee break(noun, idiom, stop, calm)
4
stay of execution(idiom, pardon, acquittal, lateness)
3
breathing spell(noun, idiom, calm, break)
3
let off(verb, phrasal verb, clear, forget)
3
tea break(noun, rest, breather)
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accept apology(verb, forget, excuse, absolve)
2
allow for(verb, forget, excuse, absolve)
2
bear no malice(verb, idiom, forget, excuse)
2
bear with(clear, forget, excuse, absolve)
2
breathing time(idiom, repose)
2
bury the hatchet(idiom, forget, excuse, absolve)
2
dismiss from mind(verb, idiom, forget, excuse)
2
kiss and make up(verb, idiom, forget, excuse)
2
laugh off(verb, forget, excuse, spring)
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let bygones be bygones(verb, idiom, forget, excuse)
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