noun
1 time spent resting/sth you do to rest
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , great
▪ complete , total
▪ muscle , muscular
▪
an ointment that helps muscle ~
▪ mental
▪
an environment that promotes physical and mental ~
VERB + RELAXATION
▪ aid , cause ( medical ), induce , promote
▪
Some people take up yoga to aid ~.
▪
drugs that cause the ~ of the muscle
▪
a popular herb known to induce ~
RELAXATION + NOUN
▪ exercise , technique
▪ tape
▪
Try listening to a ~ tape before you go to sleep.
▪ therapy
▪ class
▪
He goes to ~ classes.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~
▪
She listens to classical music for ~.
▪ ~ from
▪
a chance for ~ from work
PHRASES
▪ a form of ~ , a kind of ~
▪ rest and ~
▪ a state of ~
2 making rules/controls less strict
ADJECTIVE
▪ further
▪ general
▪ slight
▪ temporary ( esp. BrE )
▪ gradual
VERB + RELAXATION
▪ call for ( esp. BrE )
▪
Financiers are calling for a ~ of these stringent measures.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in , ~ of
▪
a ~ in the rules