| admission(noun, excuse, regret, reparation, remorse) |
| apologies(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) |
| extenuation(noun, return, reason, trick, claim) |
| pretext(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim) |
| alibi(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) |
| mitigation(noun, reason, trick, claim, approval) |
| acquittal(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| attrition(noun, repentance, remorse, penitence) |
| concession(noun, excuse, regret, remorse, confession) |
| contriteness(noun, repentance, remorse, penitence) |
| exculpation(noun, return, reason, approval, argument) |
| penitence(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) |
| redress(noun, return, excuse, compensation, regret) |
| remorse(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) |
| satisfaction(noun, return, compensation, redress, renewal) |
| absolution(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| apologize |
| breast-beating(noun, penitence) |
| exoneration(noun, return, reason, approval, argument) |
| gloss(noun, vindication) |