Synonym: nisus, strain, striving. Similar words: take pains, painstaking, painstakingly, against the grain, pain, paint, spain, paints. Meaning: [peɪn] n. an effortful attempt to attain a goal.
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151 She had barely licked the envelope before she had her first pains.
152 For their pains, they were paid more than almost any other dealers.
153 Mr Lendrem has gone to great pains to establish one thing: that all of his preconceptions concerning bird behaviour are true.
154 This plant, he explained, cured stomach pains and promoted circulation of the blood.
155 A loud buzz erupted above his head, and sharp pains tore at his cheeks and scalp.
156 All I got for my pains was a grunt that fitted well with his simian features.
157 There are secret pains between the two sisters, but the movie never illuminates their problems.
158 Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths. Drew Barrymore
159 The sinking stomach pains which heralded this loss were always welcome to me, and afterwards I would feel triumphantly clean.
160 She may also complain of sore muscles, stomach aches, and other pains.
161 When she went to fetch the water she felt sharp pains rushing through her body.
162 As a child she had pains in her stomach a lot of the time, and shooting pains in her arms and legs.
163 I had barely dropped off to sleep when I was suddenly awakened b sharp abdominal pains.
164 look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you. Colette
165 He and Self devoted infinite pains to making this democratic centralism work.
166 Brady has had pains in his legs and pins and needles in his toes.
167 At this stage we have labour pains; but the child will be born.
168 One resident was taken to hospital with chest pains as a precautionary measure but was released after a check-up.
169 Mrs Henessy was at pains to say that she was fighting for a principle, not just for financial compensation.
170 I've been getting these pains in my back ever since I fell down the stairs.
171 Their first baby, who was to cause far more than labour pains, arrived in mid-May 1939.
172 Eleven potions are spoiled, and drinking any of these just gives a character stomach pains for D6x10 Turns.
173 Mark Blundell was back in 21st after struggling with back pains after a morning bump in his second Ligier.
174 Not surprisingly, such pains are not very susceptible to the action of conventional analgesics, including opiates.
175 He was struck off the medical register for his pains.
176 What Roddick is at most pains to demonstrate is that honesty and commercialism can make compatible bedfellows.
177 Her heartbeats were like a constant patter now, and she felt pains inside her chest and head.
178 That is where renewed creation is being born and where shocks and labour pains are still being felt.
179 She returned to the hospital in the early hours of Saturday 4 July complaining of increased chest pains.
180 These he is at pains to hide in order to promote the fiction of his rise from rags to riches.
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