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give satisfaction(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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have qualms(verb, expression, sorrow, deplore, regret)
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lament(verb, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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make amends(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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make reparations(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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make up for(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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make up with(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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offer compensation(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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offer excuse(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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purge(withdraw, recompense, retract, regret, atone)
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reform(verb, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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relent(verb, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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reproach oneself(verb, expression, sorrow, deplore, regret)
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retract(withdraw, recompense, regret, atone, repent)
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rue(verb, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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say one is sorry(expression, withdraw, recompense, retract, regret)
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see error of ways(verb, expression, idiom, deplore, regret)
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show penitence(verb, expression, sorrow, deplore, regret)
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sorrow(verb, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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square(withdraw, recompense, retract, regret, atone)
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