2
regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
semblance(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
2
shame(noun, guilt, repentance, remorse, compunction)
2
show
2
sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
2
subterfuge(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
2
trick(reason, explanation, excuse, dodge, justification)
1
abject apology
1
account(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
1
acknowledgement
1
advocating
1
advocation
1
affliction(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
allegation(noun, action, claim, statement, excuse)
1
allowance
1
amende honorable(expression, idiom, atonement)
1
amnesty(noun, vindication)
1
annoyance(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
answer(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
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