Or there may be an element of retaliation for past suffering.

Noble, a little tired, lines about the eyes and mouth denoting past suffering, a kindly face his, in fact.

Throwing myself down upon a bed, I was immediately compensated for all past sufferings.

It may require accepting past suffering and lost opportunities or lost time.

"So we can remember past suffering while enjoying our current good fortune."

Trying to judge her future loves by the rules of her past suffering.

The records of her past suffering were indented, exciting, soft to the touch.

All of it, or you'll be past suffering.

Do you see me "relishing" in the past African suffering?

Probably she'd been tortured by the Palomellese government and was too proud to talk about her past sufferings.