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easement
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favor
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grace
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pity
quarter
reassurance
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ruth
self-pity
shred of comfort
solace
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support
sympathy
synpathy
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgments
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apology
commendation
compliment
congratulation
congratulations
contrition
deference
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entreaty
farewell
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regret
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solicitude
thanksgiving