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remit(clear, clean, defend, explain)
2
repent
1
acknowledge
1
admit
1
alibi(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
apologize for(expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
appease(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
atone for(expression, phrasal verb, excuse, atonement)
1
bear with(expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
concede
1
condone(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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cover(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
defend(explain, spare, relieve, pardon)
1
extenuate(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
grant amnesty(expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
indulge(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
make allowances for(expression, idiom, defend, explain)
1
mitigate(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
plead ignorance(expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
pretext(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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