pains
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In my chat with the governor he was at pains to say markets were "getting ahead" of themselves in assuming multiple rate rises.
From BBC
At 35 weeks, she complained to midwives about abdominal pains and sickness but was told to stay at home and take paracetamol.
From BBC
The ladies agree to allot 20 minutes to grousing about their aches and pains, and then they have to move on to some appointed discussion topic.
Downing Street, as ever, is at pains not to get involved in a public mudslinging contest with the White House.
From BBC
It’s telling that while Mr. Deakins takes pains to praise his longtime gaffer, key grip, dolly grip, best boy and more, he never bothers to define those roles for the lay reader.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.