noun
1 removal of anxiety/pain
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , deep , enormous , great , huge , immense , intense , overwhelming , tremendous
▪ certain
▪
The news of his appointment was received with a certain ~ by most people.
▪ sheer
▪ complete
▪ short-lived , short-term , temporary
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The drugs only provided temporary ~ from the pain.
▪ fast , immediate , instant
▪ evident , obvious , palpable
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She smiled with evident ~.
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Their ~ at the news was palpable.
▪ blessed , much-needed , sweet , welcome
▪ pain
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The injection gives complete pain ~.
▪ symptom , symptomatic ( both medical )
▪
Your doctor can give you symptomatic ~, but there is no cure.
▪ stress
▪
Exercise is good for stress ~.
VERB + RELIEF
▪ bring (sb) , give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
Morning brought no ~ from the heat.
▪ come as
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The news came as a welcome ~ to Bobby.
▪ seek
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She sought ~ in vodka.
▪ find , get
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He found ~ from his fears in a world of fantasy.
▪ experience , feel
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I felt enormous ~ when he walked through the door.
▪ sense
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She could sense his ~ when she said she wouldn't be leaving.
▪ express
RELIEF + VERB
▪ come
▪
He believes that ~ only comes from helping others with their suffering.
▪ flood through sb , sweep over sb , wash over sb
▪
Relief flooded through me as the plane landed safely.
RELIEF + NOUN
▪ valve ( esp. AmE )
▪
a pressure ~ valve
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
She smiled in ~.
▪ out of ~
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He hugged her out of sheer ~.
▪ to your ~
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To my great ~, she didn't notice that anything was wrong.
▪ with ~
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He sighed with ~.
▪ ~ at
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~ at not having been made a fool of
▪ ~ from
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~ from hunger
▪ ~ to
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The news was a huge ~ to her.
PHRASES
▪ a cry of ~ , a sigh of ~ , tears of ~
▪
He breathed a sigh of ~.
▪ a sense of ~ , a wave of ~
2 food/money/medicine given to people in need
ADJECTIVE
▪ humanitarian
▪ disaster , emergency
▪ famine , flood , hurricane , tsunami
▪ short-term
▪
We need long-term solutions as well as short-term emergency ~.
VERB + RELIEF
▪ give sb , provide (sb with) , send (sb)
▪
The organization provides emergency famine ~.
RELIEF + NOUN
▪ work
▪
She said that the fighting has halted almost all ~ work in the area.
▪ effort , operation
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There was a huge international ~ effort to bring help to the stricken area.
▪ package , programme/program
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Congress has agreed an $11 million ~ package for victims of the hurricane.
▪ aid , supplies
▪ agency , fund , organization
▪ worker
▪ convoy , flight
3 reduction in the amount of tax, etc. you have to pay
ADJECTIVE
▪ debt , interest ( BrE ), tax
▪
the abolition of mortgage interest ~
VERB + RELIEF
▪ get , obtain , receive
▪
You can get income tax ~ for gifts to charity. ( BrE )
▪ grant
▪ be entitled to , qualify for
▪ apply for , claim , seek (all esp. BrE )
RELIEF + VERB
▪ be available
▪
No tax ~ is available in respect of this loss.
4 sth interesting that replaces sth boring
ADJECTIVE
▪ light
▪ comic
VERB + RELIEF
▪ give (sb) , provide (sb with)
▪
The scene provided some comic ~ for the audience.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~
▪
The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light ~.
PHRASES
▪ a moment of ~
5 way of decorating wood, stone, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ high
▪
The scene has been carved in high ~.
▪ bas , low
▪ carved
▪ bronze , marble , plaster , etc.
▪ classical , Greek , Roman , etc.
VERB + RELIEF
▪ carve (sth) in
RELIEF + NOUN
▪ carving , sculpture
▪ panel
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
a sculpture in high ~
6 making sth noticeable
ADJECTIVE
▪ bold , sharp , stark
VERB + RELIEF
▪ bring sth into , throw sth into ( often figurative )
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The proximity of the wealthy suburb to the squatter camp throws the plight of the squatters into even sharper ~.
▪ stand out in
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The snow-capped mountains stood out in sharp ~ against the blue sky.