laments

He laments the loss of up to 600 direct jobs at the refinery, 300 contractors, and an unknown number of ancillary jobs.

But he laments that he hasn’t had much of a chance lately to catch a movie here.

He laments the use of welfare programs he saw growing up and complains that people don’t work hard enough.

As the song ends, the narrator traces their old paths with their daughter - but when the locals greet them, he laments his wife is no longer there to join them.

He laments that the lack of jobs has forced educated young Kashmiris to "sit at home".