| exonerate(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive) |
| explain(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, tolerate) |
| extenuate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| fail(verb, scorn, insult, offend, disparage) |
| flout(verb, scorn, insult, offend, disparage) |
| forget about it(expression, idiom) |
| forget it |
| forgive(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| free(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive) |
| give absolution(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| give the brush(verb, expression, idiom, scorn, insult) |
| give the cold shoulder to(verb, expression, idiom, scorn, insult) |
| grant amnesty(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare) |
| have nothing to do with(verb, expression, idiom, reject, disregard) |
| indulge(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve) |
| insult(verb, scorn, offend, disparage, snub) |
| laugh |
| laugh off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| leave alone(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| let go(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |