make allowance

be patient endure forbear put up with suffer wait

not bear not tolerate

absolve condone excuse forget

acquit amnesty clear commute efface exculpate exempt exonerate extenuate overlook palliate pocket purge release relent remit reprieve respite spring

accept apology allow for bear no malice bear with bury the hatchet dismiss from mind kiss and make up laugh off let bygones be bygones let it go let off let off easy let pass let up on think no more of turn other cheek wink at wipe the slate clean

condemn

accuse blame hold increase keep maintain sentence

censure charge punish

justify

deliberate elucidate excise excuse extenuate reason reconcile resolve think vindicate

account for apply logic cop a plea cop out explain away give alibi intellectualize reason out think through