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apologize(deplore, regret, atone)
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ask forgiveness(expression, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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atone(sorrow, deplore, regret, apologize)
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be ashamed(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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be sorry(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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bewail(deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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feel remorse(expression, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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have qualms(expression, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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lament(deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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reform(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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relent(sorrow, deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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repent(verb, ask)
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reproach oneself(expression, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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rue(deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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see error of ways(expression, idiom, sorrow, deplore, regret)
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show penitence(expression, sorrow, deplore, regret, atone)
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sorrow(deplore, regret, atone, apologize)
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apologize for(expression, deplore, regret, atone)
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be apologetic(deplore, regret, atone)
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be repentant(deplore, regret, atone)
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