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penitency(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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pity(noun, feeling, understanding, shame, sorrow)
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solicitude(noun, worry, anxiety, care, consideration)
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demur(noun, worry, concern, shame, doubt)
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disinclination
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doubt(noun, upset, anxiety, fear, nervousness)
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fear(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
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objection(noun, doubt, misgiving, pang)
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pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame, sorrow)
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punctiliousness(noun, sorrow, regret, scruple, reluctance)
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qualms(noun, shame, integrity, duty, principles)
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ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
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ruth(noun, understanding, distress, shame, sorrow)
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uneasiness(noun, upset, worry, concern, anxiety)
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altruism
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beef
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bitch
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complaint
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demurral
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