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free(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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give absolution(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare)
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grant amnesty(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare)
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indulge(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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let go(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare)
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let off(verb, expression, defend, spare, relieve)
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liberate(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend)
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mitigate(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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overlook(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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pardon(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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pass over(verb, expression, defend, spare, relieve)
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plead ignorance(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare)
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pretext(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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purge(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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rationalize(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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release(verb, defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
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relieve(verb, defend, spare, pardon, forgive)
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remit(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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shrive(verb, defend, explain, spare, relieve)
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