đau đớn 
painful 
ärgerlich 
I would rather feel in pain than feel empty. ☊ 
Tôi thà cảm thấy đau đớn còn hơn cảm thấy trống rỗng. ☊ Adjectives 2 A temporary love is a painful love. ☊ Một tình yêu tạm thời là một tình yêu đau đớn. ☊ Adjectives 2 Do not be unconcerned with the pain of other people. ☊ Đừng dửng dưng với sự đau đớn của người khác. ☊ Reduplicative Words like: đau đớn → →
The pain got worse and worse. ☊ and ☊
He gave me an approving nod. ☊ approving ☊
acutely/painfully (= very) aware ☊ aware ☊
bear sth: The pain was almost more than he could bear. ☊ bear ☊
That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting). ☊ bother ☊
to give a cry of anguish/despair/relief/surprise/terror, etc. ☊ cry ☊
He died a slow and painful death. ☊ death ☊
die sth: to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death ☊ die ☊
freedom from fear/pain/hunger, etc. ☊ freedom ☊
She nodded her head in agreement. ☊ head ☊
He started the motor. ☊ motor ☊
Every move was painful. ☊ move ☊
a cry of pain ☊ pain ☊
Is your back still painful? ☊ painful ☊
a painful death ☊ painful ☊
My ankle is still too painful to walk on. ☊ painful ☊
a painful experience/memory ☊ painful ☊
Their efforts were painful to watch. ☊ painful ☊
Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process. ☊ painful ☊
Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him. ☊ process ☊
She let out a scream of pain. ☊ scream ☊
He winced as a sharp pain shot through his leg. ☊ sharp ☊
She shouted out in pain when she tried to move her leg. ☊ shout ☊
As a teenager I was painfully shy. ☊ shy ☊
They nodded in silent agreement. ☊ silent ☊
Collecting data is a painfully slow process. ☊ slow ☊
My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation. ☊ sore ☊
Start the engines! ☊ start ☊
A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious. ☊ sting ☊
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult). ☊ sting ☊
The fall left her with a painful swelling above her eye. ☊ swelling ☊
tears of pain, joy, etc. ☊ tear ☊
He looked at her with a hurt expression. ☊ with ☊