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jautājums		atbilde
to link a group, a company or an organization very closely with another, larger one sākt mācīties		to affiliate The hospital is affiliated with the local university. be affiliated with somebody/something
to remove things that you do not use so that you have more space and can easily find things when you need them sākt mācīties		to declutter Moving is a good opportunity to declutter.
to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc., often secretly sākt mācīties		to hoard I was hoarding candles in case of a power cut. The prisoners used to hoard scraps of food in secret places.
negative sākt mācīties		pejorative I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.
doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it sākt mācīties		compulsive a compulsive liar/thief/eater
In ... of rain, take an umbrella. sākt mācīties		In case of rain, take an umbrella.
In case of ..., press the button. sākt mācīties		In case of emergency, press the button.
someone who likes things, especially their home, to be extremely clean and tidy and who spends a lot of time cleaning sākt mācīties		a clean freak
An elderly couple lives next door. (AmE) sākt mācīties		An elderly couple live next door. (BrE)
one bacterium sākt mācīties		two bacteria
a problem, for example a stammer, that makes it more difficult for somebody to speak, hear, etc. sākt mācīties		an impediment a speech impediment a sight/hearing impediment

Ketrin 12th Aug (45 min)