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ask pardon(verb, regret)
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avenge(verb, vindicate)
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back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, renounce)
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balance(verb, correct, compensate, redeem, redress)
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be ashamed(deplore, regret, atone)
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be contrite(deplore, regret, atone)
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be disturbed(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, bemoan)
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be sorry(verb, expression, idiom, grieve, lament)
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be sorry for(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret)
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beg indulgence
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beg off(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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bemoan(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
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bewail(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret)
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cite
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counterbalance(verb, correct, compensate, redeem, redress)
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creeping
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have compunctions(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
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have qualms(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
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incompetent
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kick oneself(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
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