heartache

Converse of object

• suffer: Married three times, he suffered heartache throughout his romantic life.
• save: A few probing questions here may save some heartache later.
• cause: How do you compensate someone for the heartache caused by missing a funeral or a family wedding?
• avoid: Still, it was better to avoid more heartache.
• know: But, then, I take funerals, and know the manifold heartache with which one tries to deal.
• bring: It was bringing too much heartache to those nearest to us.

Preposition: in

• future: As you can imagine, this will save a lot of heartache in the future.
• process: And beside, there was the option of giving them a lot of heartache in the process that he was looking foreword to.
• run: Getting the name right at the outset will save you money and heartache in the long run.

Adjective modifier

• much: This is a great aid to finding a memorial without too much heartache.
• more: Still, it was better to avoid more heartache.
• great: If your cat goes missing the greatest heartache is often caused by not knowing what has happened to him.
• little: One of our partners is a trained mediator to try and resolve matrimonial problems with as little heartache as possible.
• further: A Will that is unclear can result in legal costs and wrangles can cause delay, causing further heartache for those left behind.
• such: The whole episode seems like a bad dream, who could have thought that a simple knock on the arm could cause such heartache!

Modifies a noun

• story: There are some real genuine heartache stories where people have their lives shattered by events.
• ...and: Spring songs & homemade heartaches...and wanting to write " and did you care, when I cut my hair?

Noun used with modifier

• play-off: Daily Mirror JOHN HOLLINS is convinced Swansea's promotion drive has been fuelled by memories of last season's play-off heartache.
• family: It will help to save lives and spare families heartache.