9
regret
5
apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
alibis
2
apologizes
2
bitterness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
contrition(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
excuses
2
grief(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
2
justifications
2
pardons
2
pleas
2
regrets
2
remorse(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
2
shame(noun, guilt, repentance, remorse, compunction)
2
sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
2
vindications
1
acknowledgments
1
affliction(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
annoyance(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
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