29
regret(noun, verb, action, shame, statement)
20
vindication(noun, cover, attack, cause, return)
13
confession(noun, excuse, wave, greeting, regret)
11
plea(noun, return, reason, trick, claim)
11
apologia(noun, cover, attack, cause, return)
11
justification(noun, attack, cause, return, reason)
9
amends(noun, return, excuse, compensation, regret)
8
excuse(noun, cause, return, reason, claim)
8
defense(noun, cover, attack, cause, reason)
8
apologetic(noun, adjective, attack, statement)
8
atonement(noun, return, excuse, compensation, regret)
8
pardon(noun, reparation, vindication, exoneration, exculpation)
8
reason(noun, cause, trick, approval, argument)
8
repentance(noun, worry, concern, shame, excuse)
7
argument(noun, cause, return, reason, idea)
7
defence(noun, excuse)
7
acknowledgment(noun, excuse, wave, greeting, regret)
7
explanation(noun, cause, return, reason, trick)
7
reparation(noun, return, excuse, compensation, regret)
6
mea culpa(noun, expression, statement, excuse, regret)
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