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Noun

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

An emotion experienced with painful or bittersweet intensity

Rare spelling of aitch

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction

Something which ails one

The act or sensation of throbbing

To be, or cause to be, painful

Feel an intense desire for

To suffer pain

To cause sudden intense pain in the bowels

Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of

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A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

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“I felt a painful ache in my chest and my air was getting cut off.”

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An emotion experienced with painful or bittersweet intensity

offence^UK

distressing separation

offense^US

trials and tribulations

dark night of the soul

spectre^UK

specter^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

thorn in someone's side

pain in the backside

thorn in someone's flesh

butterflies in one's stomach

a difficult experience

vapours^UK

vapors^US

butterflies in the stomach

clinical depression

tizzy

a frustrating experience

tizz

fluster

a unpleasant experience

endogenous depression

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“Her smile of ecstasy vanished, and she felt an empty ache in her heart.”

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Rare spelling of aitch

fervour^UK

ardor^US

fervor^US

ardour^UK

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“An overwhelming ache for support from others.”

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A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction

chimaera^UK

chimera^US

humor^US

humour^UK

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

spectre^UK

specter^US

out-of-body experience

creation of the brain

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Something which ails one

haemorrhage^UK

hemorrhage^US

mould^UK

mold^US

blot on the landscape

learning difficulties

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The act or sensation of throbbing

meter^US

metre^UK

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To be, or cause to be, painful

have pins and needles

have a creeping sensation

sensitize^US

sensitise^UK

make something tingle

get excited

feel tickled

have goose bumps

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Feel an intense desire for

be unable to wait for

be consumed with desire

be consumed with the desire

would give your eyeteeth for

ache for

regret the absence of

cream for

be consumed with desire for

partial to

be burning

lick one's chops

be eating one's heart out

be consumed with a desire

have one's heart set on

eat your heart out over

would give one's eye teeth

eat one's heart out over

favour^UK

favor^US

have an inclination for

savor^US

savour^UK

find sexually attractive

have the inclination for

would give one's eyeteeth for

anticipate with pleasure

have a preference for

fantasize^US

visualise^UK

visualize^US

romanticize^US

live in a dream world

romanticise^UK

idealise^UK

fantasise^UK

idealize^US

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“Sometimes my heart ached for England, but I knew that if I ever returned there again, my life would not be the same.”

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To suffer pain

grieve

sorrow

agonise^UK

agonize^US

wring one's hands over

turn on the waterworks

cry as if one's heart would break

apologise^UK

feel apologetic about

apologize^US

feel remorseful about

moan over

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“It must have been hard to keep smiling when his heart was aching.”

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To cause sudden intense pain in the bowels

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

give someone a hard time

rub you up the wrong way

raise someone's hackles

get on somebody's nerves

set one's teeth on edge

be on your back

put someone's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

impose upon

harm

put your nose out of joint

rub one the wrong way

set your teeth on edge

victimize^US

drive you up the wall

get on someone's wick

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

get under someone's skin

get someone

be on the back of

try someone's patience

ruffle someone's feathers

get someone's goat

get up someone's nose

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

terrorize^US

victimise^UK

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stroke

get the knife into

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

single out

be on one's case

cause someone to lose their composure

be a pain in the neck

get in one's hair

mix up

be a thorn in someone's side

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

agonize^US

agonise^UK

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

traumatize^US

get in someone's hair

traumatise^UK

criticize^US

criticise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

get someone's dander up

put someone's back up

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

scandalize^US

hurt someone's feelings

scandalise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

prey on someone's mind

spoof

take the mickey out of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

dull

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

belabour^UK

put somebody's back up

belabor^US

breath down someone's neck

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

get on someone's back

lead someone a merry dance

give one the business

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

come back to

stay with

be a weight on one's mind

bring pressure to bear on

make demands on

make severe demands on

create difficulties for

put off his or her stride

worst

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

take the wind out of someone's sails

be a weight on someone's mind

hurt somebody's feelings

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

knock the wind out of

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

dampen someone's hopes

dishonour^UK

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make your hackles rise

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive somebody up the wall

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

make someone's stomach rise

make someone's gorge rise

wreck

wreak

befall

cause someone difficulty

discommodate

be on one's tail

be on one's back

dishonor^US

put out of countenance

put someone to trouble

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

make someone go out of his way

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

turn one off

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

make desolate

make your heart bleed

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to someone's eyes

run down

make gloomy

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dampen someone's spirits

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause to be at a stand

stagger

make someone scratch their head

set thinking

mess with one's head

make someone's head spin

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

satirize^US

jeopardize^US

have an adverse effect on

yank somebody's chain

jeopardise^UK

satirise^UK

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Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm

move from side to side

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To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

go about like a half-shut knife

be down in the mouth

wear a long face

feel sorry for yourself

agonize^US

agonise^UK

romanticize^US

fantasize^US

rhapsodize^US

turn down the corners of your mouth

be in bad mood

purse your lips

turn the corners of one's mouth down

rhapsodise^UK

romanticise^UK

fantasise^UK

give someone a death stare

give someone dirty looks

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Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of

empathise^UK

empathize^US

sympathise^UK

sympathize^US

understand

weep for

yearn over

be compassionate towards

be moved by

be sympathetic towards

be there for somebody

put out of one's misery

have one's heart go out to

share another's sorrow

feel compassionate towards

recognize^US

recognise^UK

acknowledge the validity of

accept the validity of

take

admit the validity of

put oneself in another's place

put oneself in the shoes of

talk the same language as

be on the same wavelength as

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