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embarrassment(upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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heartbreak(worry, concern, shame, woe)
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libation
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misgiving(upset, worry, concern, anxiety)
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oblation
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offering
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offertory
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pang(worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
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pangs of conscience(expression, idiom, shame, sorrow)
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pity(shame, sorrow, woe, sympathy)
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punishment(compensation, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation)
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reparation(compensation, forfeit, amends, self-punishment)
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sacrifice
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self-castigation(distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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self-disgust(worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
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self-flagellation(distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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self-mortification
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shrift(woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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suffering(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
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uneasiness(upset, worry, concern, anxiety)
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