尽管他有权力惩罚员工，老板还是选择了宽容。

Although he had the power to punish the employee, the boss chose to show ___mercy.

暴雨过后，救援物资的到来真是雪中送炭。

The arrival of relief supplies was a ___mercy after the heavy storm.

法官出于怜悯，给了他一次改过自新的机会。

The judge showed ___mercy and gave him a chance to reform.