travail

Mothers know the travail of giving birth to a child.

He gained the medal through his painful travail.

to undergo great travail

to labor in travail

to face the travail of childbirth

to bear the travail of raising children

to endure the travail of a long journey

to overcome the travail of a difficult project

to be in the midst of travail

to share in the travail of others

to alleviate the travail of poverty

to witness the travail of war

A keen interest in the travails of Everyman has defined his television career, too.

A new concept in air transportation, the travail has been taken out of travel.

Then, we have assonance, vain, and travail so that long sort of vowel sound.

The vain travail hath wearied me so sore, I am of them that farthest cometh behind.

Journalist-haters in his mould might not care about the travails of America's news firms, but many Americans do.

Flaubert's novel shows us the tensions and travails of married life without ever really taking sides.

Past energy shocks have been associated not only with inflation, but deep recessions, too, as exemplified by the economic travails of the 1970s.

The question for China, and for the many companies and countries around the world linked to its economy, is whether Mr Li's travails are indicative of a much broader problem.

A slew of recent indicators suggests the euro area is slipping into recession, as Germany's exports slow, the fiscal screws tighten, confidence slumps and the banks' travails imply tighter credit.

The mother of my flesh was much perplexed, for, with a heart pure in thy faith, she was always in deep travail for my eternal salvation.