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