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Painful or laborious effort

An event or situation that causes pain or hardship

The state of being in great mental or physical pain

The process of bearing young

To apply great and continuous effort

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Noun

Painful or laborious effort

trials and tribulations

blood, sweat, and tears

blood, sweat and tears

sweat of one's brow

one's level best

industriousness

conscientiousness

uphill struggle

tough assignment

back-breaking task

heavy labour^UK

labour of Hercules

backbreaking work

physical effort

old college try

single-mindedness

difficult project

hardworkingness

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“He lived to behold the happy fruits of the long, continued travail of his soul.”

Noun

An event or situation that causes pain or hardship

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

impecuniousness

humble beginnings

trials and tribulations

financial distress

thorn in the flesh

reverse of fortune

unfortunateness

unfortunate incident

cause for regret

source of regret

stroke of ill luck

cause for disappointment

unfortunate thing

kick in the teeth

serious accident

hell in a handbasket

rough situation

lack of success

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

harsh conditions

tough situation

tragic state of affairs

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“It rode the crest of religious prosperity after World War II, endured the travail of the 1960s, and experienced head-on the erosion of the mainline denominations in the late twentieth century.”

Noun

The state of being in great mental or physical pain

disconsolateness

trials and tribulations

unconsolability

emotional suffering

mental suffering

heartbrokenness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

downheartedness

thorn in the flesh

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

thorn in your side

pain in the neck

dark night of the soul

heavy-heartedness

heaviness of heart

broken-heartedness

dissatisfaction

disillusionment

lack of enthusiasm

slough of despond

negative thinking

heavyheartedness

extreme unhappiness

lack of confidence

low-spiritedness

loss of confidence

world-weariness

clinical depression

endogenous depression

reactive depression

postnatal depression

one's black dog

discontentedness

acceptance of the inevitable

passive acceptance

fatal attraction

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“One of the worst afflictions to beset any Englishman is the travail of having to follow the England team at the World Cup.”

Noun

The process of bearing young

“Mary, who had just passed through the agonies of a mother's travail, placed the babe in my hands.”

Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

work like a Trojan

knock oneself out

work like a dog

make every effort

bend over backwards

give it your all

work day and night

work your fingers to the bone

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

rupture yourself

break your neck

do your damnedest

keep your nose to the grindstone

lean over backwards

pull out all the stops

work oneself to the bone

break one's back

keep your head down

spare no effort

jump through hoops

fall over backwards

get your head down

put yourself out

move heaven and earth

old college try

work one's butt off

give something one's best shot

give something one's all

burn the candle at both ends

work like a slave

put one's back into something

work one's nuts off

keep nose to grindstone

overwork oneself

go back to the salt mines

apply oneself to

put up a fight against

make a great effort

go for the doctor

strain every nerve

make a supreme effort

push oneself to the limit

drive oneself to the limit

work your guts out

work fingers to bone

proceed laboriously

bust one's balls

put your head down

put effort into something

have a crack at

leave no stone unturned

give it a whirl

go for the jugular

show dedication

devote yourself

show commitment

use some elbow grease

take it on oneself

put one's back into it

roll up one's sleeves

make an attempt

get your act together

work one's socks off

give it all one has

pull up one's socks

do one's darnedest

give all one's got

go hammer and tongs

have a swing at

try one's hardest

have one's nose to grindstone

work one's tail off

take great pains

give it one's all

toil intensively

work diligently

labor strenuously

go the whole nine yards

bust one's butt

pay attention to

take a crack at

apply your mind

direct your efforts towards

put to the test

take a whack at

make an attempt at

kill oneself with

do one's durnedest

work one's socks off on

pull out all stops

give old college try

put one's back in it

put one's shoulder to the wheel

belly up to the bar

get down to the nitty-gritty

get down to brass tacks

get down to nuts and bolts

get down to business

battle one's way

move with difficulty

make one's way with difficulty

proceed with difficulty

soldier on with

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“Buddhahood is the state where one continues to travail against and defeat the negative conditions of life.”

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