8
regret
4
pity(verb, spare, sympathize, commiserate, empathize)
3
feel for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, understand, comfort)
3
rue(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret)
2
bemoan(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, apologize)
2
bewail(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, apologize)
2
commiserate(verb, understand, comfort, soothe, pardon)
2
deplore(verb, grieve, lament, regret, apologize)
2
feel
2
repine(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, apologize)
2
sympathize with
2
weep for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, understand, comfort)
1
ache(verb, understand, comfort, soothe, pardon)
1
apologize(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret)
1
be disturbed(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, apologize)
1
be sympathetic(verb, understand, comfort, soothe, pardon)
1
bleed
1
bleed for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, understand, comfort)
1
comfort(verb, understand, soothe, pardon, forgive)
1
condole(verb, understand, comfort, soothe, pardon)
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