multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
without trouble; easily; readily
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
to head home; to leave for home
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
moisture; humidity; dampness
duty room; staff room; waiting room
since then; from that time; ever since
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
start of work; commencement; opening
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
countermeasure; counter-measure
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
charcoal kiln; charcoal pile
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate