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prune
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purge(verb, regret)
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reconcile(verb, correct, compensate, redeem, redress)
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redress(verb, correct, compensate, redeem, apologise)
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refute(verb, vindicate)
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relent(deplore, regret, atone)
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relieve
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repine(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, bemoan)
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reproach oneself(expression, deplore, regret, atone)
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say sorry(verb, expression, compensate, retract, redress)
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see error of ways(expression, idiom, deplore, regret, atone)
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set off(verb, expression, correct, compensate, redeem)
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show penitence(expression, deplore, regret, atone)
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slur(noun, vindication)
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soften
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sorrow(deplore, regret, atone)
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speak up for(verb, idiom, support)
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squirm out of(expression, idiom)
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stand up for(verb, idiom, support)
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stick up for(verb, idiom, support)
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