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infelicity(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
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lamentation(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
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misgiving(regret, scruple, reluctance)
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pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame, sorrow)
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pity(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
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punctiliousness(regret, scruple, reluctance)
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reassurance(noun, woe, expiation, remorsefulness)
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reluctance(regret, scruple)
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sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, reassurance)
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second thoughts(expression, regret, scruple, reluctance)
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shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, scruple)
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shrift(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
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sorriness(noun, sorrow, woe, grief, regret)
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stab of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, sorrow, woe)
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sympathy(noun, sorrow, woe, regret, scruple)
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woe(noun, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
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