She's been off work with back pain. He went to the doctor with chest pains
growing, labour, period
QUANT
spasm, stab
VERB + PAIN
be in, be racked with, experience, feel, get, go through, have, suffer (from)
He was obviously in a great deal of pain. Can you feel any pain? Marathon runners are used to going through pain. He was taken to hospital suffering from severe abdominal pain
cause, give sb, inflict
His back gives him great pain. It's wrong to inflict pain on any animal
increase, make worse
alleviate, control, deaden, do something for, dull, ease, help, kill, relieve, stop
Your doctor should be able to do something for the pain
bear, endure, put up with, stand, take
cry out in, cry with, groan with, scream with
be contorted with, contort in
His face was contorted with pain as he crossed the finish line
PAIN + VERB
begin, come
The pains began shortly after she started work as a gardener
shoot through/up
A sharp pain shot up his leg
grow stronger, increase, intensify
disappear, go, stop, wear off
Has the pain gone yet? A few hours after he'd had his tooth out, the pain began to wear off
come back, return
PAIN + NOUN
control, relief
threshold
PREP
~ in
a pain in her side
PHRASES
aches and pains
Eucalyptus oil is good for easing muscular aches and pains