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rebirth(noun, refinement, distillation, freeing, cleansing)
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recoupment(noun, return, pay, reward, satisfaction)
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recovery(noun, return, pay, reward, satisfaction)
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rectification
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refinement(noun, distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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regeneration(noun, refinement, distillation, freeing, cleansing)
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remorse(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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remorsefulness(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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remuneration(noun, return, pay, reward, satisfaction)
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repentance(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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retaliation
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retribution(noun, compensation, forfeit, renewal, forgiveness)
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retrieval(noun, return, pay, reward, satisfaction)
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retrievement(noun, return, pay, reward, satisfaction)
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return(noun, pay, reward, satisfaction, tip)
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revenge
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reward(noun, return, pay, satisfaction, tip)
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rue(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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ruth(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
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sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, forfeit)
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