a return to a situation you were in at the beginning of a project, task, etc, because you have made no real progress

be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for

a situation in which everyone has the same opportunities

change the rules for sth, or conditions under which it is done, so that the situation becomes more difficult for sb

be asked a question that is too difficult to answer or be given a problem that cannot solve

a person, an animal or an organization that seems most likely to win a race or competition

utterly defeat sb

do sth that achieves the opposite of what you wanted and that brings you a disadvantage

very close to being defeated

be level with sb in a race or competition

admit that you have been defeated and stop trying

a form from medical treatment, originally from Japan, in Which pressure is applied to particular parts of the body using the fingers

the medical use of plants, especially as a form of alternative medicine

a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles which are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body

a kind of treatment that uses hypnosis to help with physical or emotional problems

any type of treatment that does not use the usual scientific methods of Western medicine, for example one using plants instead of artificial drugs

a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity

If a drug is _____, its chemicals make people unable to stop using it without pain. Also, If an activity is ____, possible because they enjoy it so much.

an unconscious state in which sb can still see and hear and can be influenced to follow commands or answer questions

feeling or showing distrust in someone or something