I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ gentle , relaxing , soothing
▪ back , body , foot , full-body , neck , scalp
▪ deep-tissue , shiatsu , Swedish , etc.
▪ therapeutic
▪ cardiac , heart
▪
They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac ~.
VERB + MASSAGE
▪ enjoy , have , receive
▪ give sb
▪
The therapist gave me a ~ to ease the pain.
MASSAGE + NOUN
▪ parlour/parlor (= usually a place where men pay to have sex with women)
▪ chair , table
▪ oil
▪ therapist , therapy
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ firmly , vigorously
▪ gently , lightly , softly
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
Gently ~ the cream into your skin.
▪ with
▪
He ~d her back with scented oil.
▪
Massage it lightly with your fingertips.
Massage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ back , ↑ cream , ↑ ego , ↑ muscle , ↑ oil , ↑ scalp , ↑ temple