Suffer
Suffer verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
Wait
Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It's rumored men who go overboard will often dump their air if the ship doesn't look like it's coming back for them, rather than wait and suffer the effects.
Source: Hyperspace Is a Scary Place -
Every time they suffer a physical death, their souls go to the Wraith underworld where they wait for their bodies to regenerate.
Source: Who Wants to Live Forever? - At best, he'll yell at you, at worst he'll wait for you to suffer from a gunshot to the gut before putting you out of your misery.
Source: Berserk Button / Live-Action TV
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