1
show penitence(verb, expression, deplore, regret, atone)
1
shrift(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
1
sing the blues(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure)
1
sorry
1
submit
1
suffering(noun, worry, distress, pain, sorrow)
1
take it hard(verb, expression, idiom, desire, sorrow)
1
torture(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
1
trial(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
tribulation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
trouble(noun, worry, distress, pain, sorrow)
1
unhappiness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
weep for(verb, expression, sorrow, grieve, lament)
1
worry(noun, trouble, distress, pain, sorrow)
1
wretchedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
0
cry over spilled milk(verb, expression, idiom, grieve, lament)
0
abhor(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, complain)
0
absolution(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution, self-punishment)
0
acridity
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adversity(noun, distress, sadness, anguish, grief)
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