Object

• symptom: Back to top What could I try to help relieve the symptoms of dry mouth?

• pain: Don't forget your chemist can also advise on what to take to relieve the pain.

• congestion: The idea is to relieve congestion around the school gates.

• suffering: The charity funds a range of causes to relieve suffering.

• boredom: Against such women Hedda seems motivated purely by a desire to have power over others - simply to relieve boredom.

• tension: To find out more, I'm off to get my pension, Talking in the queue will help relieve the tension.

Modifying Another Word

• temporarily: When there has been no period of avoidance, each intake of the food is more likely to temporarily relieve rather than worsen symptoms.

• visibly: When our talk ends, the group is visibly relieved and readies for rehearsal.

Present participle complement

• itch: When applied to the skin they soothe and relieve itching.

• suffer: Comments along the lines of " being called to relieve suffering " etc turn up regularly, and should be avoided.

Infinitive complement

• hear: I am relieved to hear that your men are on their way.

• find: I was very relieved to find your website today.

• know: You will be relieved to know that I have limited this to the first three letters rather than the complete alphabet.

• see: I was relieved to see that nothing had changed.

Preposition: of

• burden: By having readily available support networks in place, the classroom teacher would be relieved of some unnecessary administrative burdens.

• duty: Then you may by eligible to receive oil conditionally relieved of duty under the Tied Oil Scheme.

Preposition: by

• painkiller: They can be relieved by mild painkillers, or a positive change in lifestyle.