beneficiary /
ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri/ Noun
a
beneficiary of something is someone who gets a
benefit or advantage from it
Collocates: a beneficiary of something | the main/
principal/primary beneficiary
the main beneficiary of the deal | I was the sole
beneficiary of her will (the only person who received
money from her will after she died) | borrowers will be
the main beneficiaries if interest rates fall
chest /
tʃest/ Noun
your
chest is the front part of your body between your
neck and your stomach
Collocates: chest pain | a chest infection | a hairy chest
taking medicine for a throat and chest infection | he
complained of a tight chest (finding it difficult to breathe
easily) | a chest X-ray | he punched the policeman in the
chest and ran off
Adjective:
chesty
a chesty cough | I’m feeling a bit chesty (my chest feels
unwell and it’s uncomfortable when I breathe)
combine /
kəmˈbaɪn/ Verb
if you
combine two activities, you take the opportunity to
do them both at the same time
we combined the conference trip with a weekend
in Florence | combine business with pleasure | she
combined the roles of soloist and conductor in a
performance of the violin concerto
Adjective:
combined
a combined business trip and weekend break
contagious /
kənˈteɪdʒəs/ Adjective
if an illness is
contagious, it can spread from person
to person through physical contact. You can also say
that a feeling or attitude is
contagious if you think it is
spreading through a group of people
Collocates: a contagious disease/illness | highly/very
contagious
it’s a relatively new disease and highly contagious | the
prevention and treatment of contagious diseases | he
was found to be contagious and had to stay in his room
for several days (other people could catch the illness
from him) | fear is contagious | his good humour was
contagious
Noun:
contagion
everything was burned for fear of contagion | aid
agencies reacted swiftly to the threat of contagion