And gradually his agony subsided.

The agony subsided slowly and he grew aware that Siona stood directly in front of him.

Warren panted as his agony subsided.

The first agony in his hand had subsided; now it began to throb in time to his heart-fine, that was all he needed.

The white-hot agony subsided to a sharp, angry ache.

Finally his eyes stopped watering and the agony subsided.

Christine's agony reached its peak in that void, and then subsided.

He also draws courage from the knowledge that the agony will swiftly subside to a less crippling level.

The work was now light compared to the digging I'd done earlier, and the almost unbearable agony in my back subsided to a steady dull throb.

At first, when his hand was touched, he howled, but then he felt the fluid spreading through his veins and the agony subsided.