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221 entries under noun topic. ×
| pretense | |
| support(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| varnish | |
| admission of guilt(expression, idiom, excuse, regret) | |
| advocacy(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| apologetics(return, argument, explanation, justification) | |
| bitterness(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| cause(action, claim, statement, excuse) | |
| contrition(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| cover(cause, reason, trick, idea) | |
| forgiveness | |
| grief(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| ground(cover, cause, idea, case) | |
| regretfulness(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-reproach(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| shame(guilt, repentance, remorse, compunction) | |
| sorrow(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| account(cause, reason, approval, argument) | |
| acknowledgement | |
| affliction(worry, concern, shame, anguish) |
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