17
anguish(noun, verb, trouble, worry, passion)
16
spasm(noun, attack, hurt, turn, fit)
12
convulsion(noun, calm, attack, hurt, turn)
12
pang(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
11
ache(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, worry)
11
distress(noun, verb, hurt, worry, passion)
11
pain(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, worry)
10
misery(noun, trouble, hurt, distress, care)
10
paroxysm(noun, calm, attack, hurt, turn)
9
agony(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
8
fit(noun, attack, turn, violence, spell)
8
throb(noun, verb, hurt, distress, pain)
7
suffering(noun, trouble, worry, passion, care)
7
torment(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, worry)
7
torture(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, worry)
6
sting(noun, verb, hurt, distress, pain)
6
stitch(noun, verb, hurt, worry, passion)
5
cramp(noun, verb, hurt, fit, distress)
5
crick(noun, verb, hurt, distress, pain)
5
grief(noun, trouble, worry, passion, care)
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