7
abstinence(noun, control, surrender, command, restraint)
7
mercy(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, respect)
7
mildness(noun, control, understanding, empathy, concern)
7
tenderness(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, concern)
6
abnegation(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
6
forgiveness(noun, favor, kindness, goodness, sympathy)
6
gentleness(noun, understanding, empathy, concern, kindness)
6
long-suffering(noun, accept, restraint, capacity, fortitude)
5
acceptance(noun, understanding, allowance, acknowledgment, mildness)
5
avoidance(noun, entertainment, rejection, relaxation, diversion)
5
benevolence(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, concern)
5
compassion(noun, understanding, empathy, favor, concern)
5
favor(noun, understanding, pleasure, respect, concern)
5
humanity(noun, understanding, empathy, concern, melancholy)
5
permissiveness(noun, understanding, empathy, pleasure, concern)
5
pity(noun, feeling, understanding, kindness, sympathy)
5
quarter(noun, understanding, favor, melancholy, kindness)
5
refraining(noun, virtue, moderation, avoidance, self-control)
5
self-restraint(noun, control, command, restraint, virtue)
5
softness(noun, sympathy, tenderness, tolerance, mildness)
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