Hundreds of people write in to the paper's 'agony aunt' [=('US') 'advice columnist'] every week.
The medicine relieves the 'agony' of muscle cramps very quickly.
She was in terrible 'agony' after breaking her leg.
(..) Be the good girl You always have to be. Conceal. Don't feel. Put on a show. Make one wrong move and everyone will know. But it's only for today. It's only for today! It's agony to wait. It's agony to wait. Tell the guards to open up the... The gate! For the first time in forever. (..)2013 Frozen