acupuncture
US /ˈækjʊˌpʌŋktʃɚ/
UK /ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
B2Moreacute
US /əˈkjut/
UK /əˈkju:t/
- Adjective
- (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- Strong; very serious or severe
B1Morecentral
US /ˈsɛntrəl/
UK /'sentrəl/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle
- Most significant or important
- Noun
- The central part of a country or region.
A2Morechronic
US /ˈkrɑnɪk/
UK /'krɒnɪk/
- Adjective
- Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- (Of disease) over a long time; serious
B1Morechronically
US /'krɒnɪklɪ/
UK /'krɒnɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In a habitual and long-standing manner
B2Morecombination
US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/
- Noun
- Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- Act or result of mixing things together
B1Morecompress
US /kəmˈprɛs/
UK /kəmˈpres/
- Transitive Verb
- To press tightly together
- To make smaller; reduce in time, size etc.
B1Morecompression
US /kəmˈprɛʃən/
UK /kəm'preʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
B2Moreconsultation
US /ˌkɑnsəlˈteʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnslˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Meeting with a doctor or specialist to get advice
- A discussion between people to make a decision
B2Moredecrease
US /dɪˈkris/
UK /dɪˈkri:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount by which something has been reduced
B1TOEICMoreirritation
US /ˌɪrɪˈteʃən/
UK /ˌɪrɪ'teɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
- Feeling of pain and soreness on a part of the body
B1TOEICMorejoint
US /dʒɔɪnt/
UK /dʒɔɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- Point at which two things meet (e.g. a road)
- Adjective
- Shared; involving working together; in common
A2Morelink
US /lɪŋk/
UK /lɪŋk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Transitive Verb
- To join or connect together
- To associate or connect in one's mind.
A2TOEICMorelumbar
US /ˈlʌmbɚ, -ˌbɑr/
UK /ˈlʌmbə(r)/
- Noun
- Of the part of back between ribs and hipbones
C1Moremanipulation
US /məˌnɪpjʊˈleʃən/
UK /məˌnɪpjʊ'leɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of controlling to gain an advantage
- Act of moving something using your hands
B1Moremobilization
US /ˌmoʊbɪlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
UK /ˌməʊbɪlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Of army) act of getting ready for action
B2Moremotion
US /ˈmoʃən/
UK /'məʊʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Suggestion at a meeting
- A movement; the process of moving
- Intransitive Verb
- To communicate by moving your head or hand
A2Morenerve
US /nɚv/
UK /nə:v/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- Courage to do something that is difficult or risky
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To summon one's courage; brace oneself.
A2Morepainful
US /ˈpenfəl/
UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
- Adjective
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- Causing distress or unhappiness.
A2Morepatient
US /ˈpeʃənt/
UK /'peɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
- Countable Noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
A2Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreradiate
US /ˈrediˌet/
UK /ˈreɪdieɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To show a lot of feeling clearly
- To spread out from a center
B1Moreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMoresolely
US /ˈsolli, ˈsoli/
UK /ˈsəʊlli:, ˈsəʊli:/
- Adverb
- With no one or nothing else
B1TOEICMorespecific
US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
A2Morespinal
US /ˈspaɪnəl/
UK /ˈspaɪnl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
B1Morespine
US /spaɪn/
UK /spaɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line of bones that runs down your back
- The place the pages of a book are attached
C1Moretension
US /ˈtɛnʃən/
UK /'tenʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- Degree to which something is stretched tight
A2TOEICMoretheory
US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/
UK /ˈθiəri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- An idea or belief about something
A2TOEICMoretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretool
US /tul/
UK /tu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- Something used to achieve an aim or carry out a particular function.
- Transitive Verb
- To provide a workshop with the right equipment
A2TOEICMoretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoreutilize
US /ˈjutlˌaɪz/
UK /ˈju:təlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To use something for a particular purpose
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- click: To work well with someone or something
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- chronically: In a habitual and long-standing manner
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
- utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
- solely: With no one or nothing else
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- great: Very good; better than before
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- central: Being in the middle
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- area: Amount of measured space
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
- radiate: To show a lot of feeling clearly
- compress: To press tightly together
- consultation: Meeting with a doctor or specialist to get advice
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- acupuncture: Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
- compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
- mobilization: (Of army) act of getting ready for action
- lumbar: Of the part of back between ribs and hipbones
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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