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loss(noun, loss, deterioration, friction, abrasion)
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massage(noun, clean, stroke, contact, resistance)
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rue(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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shrinkage(noun, cut, decline, decrease, loss)
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stroke(noun, clean, pat, scrub, scour)
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corrasion
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corrosion(noun, decrease, loss, destruction, deterioration)
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apology(noun, repentance, remorse, penitence)
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attenuation(noun, abrasion, erosion)
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decrement(noun, cut, decline, decrease, loss)
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dissolution(noun, loss)
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grating(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
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lessening(noun, decrease, discount)
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penitency(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
4
reduction(noun, decline, decrease, discount, lessening)
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remorsefulness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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scraping(noun, clean, stroke, contact, resistance)
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scratch
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stroking(noun, clean, stroke, pat, scrub)
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abatement(noun, cut, decline, decrease, discount)
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