Pains
Pains noun - An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
Thought
Thought noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- That means the finest beer takes like cough medicine, the tastiest food tastes like shit, and the thought of getting with a woman causes sharp pains in his groin, until he catches up with Arithon.
Source: Literature / Ships of Merior - In the episode, "Growing Pains", Dexter's Mom assumed this was the case when he heard a giant plant make a monstrous growl, and she thought Dad was hungry.
Source: Growling Gut / Western Animation -
Jason Seaver from Growing Pains was a psychiatrist who, in early episodes, had to correct people when they thought he was a medical doctor and then defend being a "shrink".
Source: Not That Kind of Doctor
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