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    complications

    US /ˌkɑmplɪ'keʃəns/

    ・

    UK /ˌkɒmplɪ'keɪʃəns/

    A2
    n. pl.Noun (plural)Actions making some things harder to do something
    The doctor warned us that there might be complications after such serious operation
    n. (c.)Countable NounFactors that make something more difficult; problems.
    There were several complications during the project, causing delays.

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    Have You Ever Heard of Norovirus?

    02:37Have You Ever Heard of Norovirus?
    • Elderly people also have a higher chance of getting norovirus and suffering from complications,

      Elderly people also have a higher chance of getting norovirus and suffering from complications,

    • of getting norovirus and suffering from complications,

      of getting norovirus and suffering from complications,

    B2

    Former Secret Service agent shares tips on how to read people

    05:33Former Secret Service agent shares tips on how to read people
    • And complications. If I'm telling you a story, "You know this morning I got in the Uber, I was coming in, my heel broke as I was going down the stairs."

      And complications. If I'm telling you a story, "You know this morning I got in the Uber, I was coming in, my heel broke as I was going down the stairs."

    • AND COMPLICATIONS.

      AND COMPLICATIONS.

    A2

    Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

    16:04Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
    • Tests for dozens of genetic diseases or complications have become standard for pregnant women in much of the world.

      Tests for dozens of genetic diseases or complications have become standard for pregnant women in much of the world.

    • diseases or complications have become standard for pregnant women

      diseases or complications have become standard for pregnant women

    B1

    Michelle Obama Oregon State Commencement Address

    22:23Michelle Obama Oregon State Commencement Address
    • You see, our dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties,

      You see, our dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties,

    • You see, our dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.

      You see, our dad died of complications from his MS when I was in my mid-twenties.

    A2

    Easy English Conversation: How to Ask for and Give Instructions

    11:20Easy English Conversation: How to Ask for and Give Instructions
    • Even if you gave them the step-by-step instructions, in the middle there may be complications, there may be problems, maybe they didn't understand something, or maybe they did it correctly but it still doesn't work.

      Even if you gave them the step-by-step instructions, in the middle there may be complications, there may be problems, maybe they didn't understand something, or maybe they did it correctly but it still doesn't work.

    • Even if you gave them the step-by-step instructions, in the middle there may be complications, there may be problems, maybe they didn't understand something, or maybe they did it correctly, but it still doesn't work, right?

      Even if you gave them the step-by-step instructions, in the middle there may be complications, there may be problems, maybe they didn't understand something, or maybe they did it correctly, but it still doesn't work, right?

    A2

    11 Things That Can Change Your Eye Color

    12:2411 Things That Can Change Your Eye Color
    • Because although iris implants might improve vision and reduce glare in individuals with aniridia, they might also cause some nasty complications, like glaucoma.

      Because although iris implants might improve vision and reduce glare in individuals with aniridia, they might also cause some nasty complications, like glaucoma.

    • Because although iris implants might improve vision and reduce glare in individuals with anorexia, they might also cause some nasty complications, like glaucoma.

      Because although iris implants might improve vision and reduce glare in individuals with anorexia, they might also cause some nasty complications, like glaucoma.

    B1

    Before You Get Back With Your Ex — Watch THIS

    13:48Before You Get Back With Your Ex — Watch THIS
    • Frank answers can spare a couple decades of squabbling. Next, what trouble do I bring into the relationship? How am I difficult to live around? There should be no bristling here. Bearable people have a good handle on their unbearable dimensions. We don't need people to be perfect, we just need them to have a decent sense of how imperfect they are and how much their imperfections are going to cause the other pain. Then, what trouble do you bring into the relationship? How are you difficult to live around? We need agreement on the mutual complications that are being brought to the table. Both people should write their answers down, then show the other their analyses. Can both sides agree on what's most horrible in each person? The more alignment there can be, the less future criticism has to feel like nagging, and the more it can fit into a kinder project of helping someone to change as they would, at their saner moments, wish to change. Then, which bits of my anxiety and unhappiness did I discover were not, after all, your fault? What continued to be difficult even without you around? It's highly tempting when in a relationship to assume that all the misery we face is the fault of the lover. We attribute to the main person in our lives a commanding role in determining our state of mind. But when they're gone, we may be forced to realise a more complex truth – that our low moods and neuroses have their origins, in large part, in us rather than in them. It can, oddly, no longer all be their fault. How did life remain hard, even without them? What might they not be to blame for? Then, what I now appreciate more properly about you is… We're meant never to lose sight of what was great about them, but in reality, we sometimes need the perspective of time to get clearer about their virtues. In the long months since we were together, what sides of them did we realise we most deeply valued? Then, what did I learn from meeting other people? A truly tricky subject, but as we're realising, it's a capacity for eating humble pie that stands a restarted relationship in such good stead.

      Frank answers can spare a couple decades of squabbling. Next, what trouble do I bring into the relationship? How am I difficult to live around? There should be no bristling here. Bearable people have a good handle on their unbearable dimensions. We don't need people to be perfect, we just need them to have a decent sense of how imperfect they are and how much their imperfections are going to cause the other pain. Then, what trouble do you bring into the relationship? How are you difficult to live around? We need agreement on the mutual complications that are being brought to the table. Both people should write their answers down, then show the other their analyses. Can both sides agree on what's most horrible in each person? The more alignment there can be, the less future criticism has to feel like nagging, and the more it can fit into a kinder project of helping someone to change as they would, at their saner moments, wish to change. Then, which bits of my anxiety and unhappiness did I discover were not, after all, your fault? What continued to be difficult even without you around? It's highly tempting when in a relationship to assume that all the misery we face is the fault of the lover. We attribute to the main person in our lives a commanding role in determining our state of mind. But when they're gone, we may be forced to realise a more complex truth – that our low moods and neuroses have their origins, in large part, in us rather than in them. It can, oddly, no longer all be their fault. How did life remain hard, even without them? What might they not be to blame for? Then, what I now appreciate more properly about you is… We're meant never to lose sight of what was great about them, but in reality, we sometimes need the perspective of time to get clearer about their virtues. In the long months since we were together, what sides of them did we realise we most deeply valued? Then, what did I learn from meeting other people? A truly tricky subject, but as we're realising, it's a capacity for eating humble pie that stands a restarted relationship in such good stead.

    • We need agreement on the mutual complications that are being brought to the table.

      We need agreement on the mutual complications that are being brought to the table.

    B1

    Why are some countries banning surrogacy? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

    18:25Why are some countries banning surrogacy? - The Global Story podcast,  BBC World Service
    • And those disagreements, for example, could happen if there are complications during the pregnancy.

      And those disagreements, for example, could happen if there are complications during the pregnancy.

    • And then when the war broke out, that led to all sorts of complications.

      And then when the war broke out, that led to all sorts of complications.

    B1

    How Americans Are Paying For Vacation

    09:34How Americans Are Paying For Vacation
    • And I think that's really important because it creates a lot of complications in the narrative because you have consumers looking for discounts, you have consumers looking for promotions, and you have consumers that want to make their dollars work the best they can in the way that works for them.

      And I think that's really important because it creates a lot of complications in the narrative because you have consumers looking for discounts, you have consumers looking for promotions, and you have consumers that want to make their dollars work the best they can in the way that works for them.

    • And I think that's really important because it creates a lot of complications in the narrative because you have consumers looking for discounts.

      And I think that's really important because it creates a lot of complications in the narrative because you have consumers looking for discounts.

    A2

    4 Types of Healthcare Data Analysts Should Know

    17:154 Types of Healthcare Data Analysts Should Know
    • The automation of data collection and entry into the registry is not always straightforward, however, because some of that data is really nuanced and requires a human to read through pages and pages of operative notes before they have a good understanding of the complications a patient might have suffered from during the surgery.

      The automation of data collection and entry into the registry is not always straightforward, however, because some of that data is really nuanced and requires a human to read through pages and pages of operative notes before they have a good understanding of the complications a patient might have suffered from during the surgery.

    • The automation of data collection and entry into the registry is not always straightforward, however, because some of that data is really nuanced and requires a human to read through pages and pages of operative notes before they have a good understanding of the complications a patient might have suffered from during the surgery.

      The automation of data collection and entry into the registry is not always straightforward, however, because some of that data is really nuanced and requires a human to read through pages and pages of operative notes before they have a good understanding of the complications a patient might have suffered from during the surgery.

    B1