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| grieve for(verb, criticize, censure, condemn) | |
| have compunctions(verb, grieve, lament, deplore) | |
| have qualms(verb, grieve, lament, deplore) | |
| kick oneself(verb, grieve, lament, deplore) | |
| look back(verb, grieve, lament, deplore) | |
| reproach oneself(deplore, regret, atone, apologize) | |
| sackcloth and ashes(noun, idiom, woe, forfeit) | |
| second thoughts(noun, regret, scruple, reluctance) | |
| see error of ways(idiom, deplore, regret, atone) | |
| show penitence(verb, deplore, regret, atone) | |
| sing the blues(verb, idiom, criticize, censure) | |
| take it hard(verb, idiom, desire, sorrow) | |
| weep for(verb, sorrow, grieve, lament) | |
| cry over spilled milk(verb, idiom, grieve, lament) | |
| apologize for(verb, grieve, lament, deplore) | |
| bad news(noun, worry, distress, pain) | |
| be contrite about | |
| be penitent(idiom, penitence) | |
| be sorry about | |
| beg pardon(idiom, penitence) |
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