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221 entries under noun topic. ×
| rationale(cause, reason, idea, case) | |
| rationalization(cause, return, reason, trick) | |
| rebuttal(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| redemption(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| refutation | |
| rejoinder(return, argument, explanation, justification) | |
| reply(return, reason, approval, argument) | |
| request for forgiveness(expression, idiom, excuse, regret) | |
| response(return, reason, approval, argument) | |
| retort(return, argument, explanation, justification) | |
| return(argument, explanation, wave, compensation) | |
| ruefulness(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| salvation(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| sanctification(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| scruple(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-accusation(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-condemnation(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-disgust(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| song and dance(expression, idiom, cause, return) | |
| sour grapes(expression, idiom, cause, basis) |
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