| mercy(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, sympathy) |
| pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, woe, reassurance) |
| penance(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| penitence(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| penitency(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| philanthropy(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, sympathy) |
| quarter(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, sympathy) |
| reassurance(noun, woe, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| relief(noun, support, peace) |
| remorse(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| remorsefulness(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation) |
| repentance(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| rue(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, woe) |
| ruefulness(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| ruth(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, sympathy) |
| sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, reassurance) |
| sadness(noun, understanding, melancholy, kindness, sympathy) |
| self-castigation(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| self-condemnation(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |
| self-flagellation(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) |