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a variable scale according to which specified wages, tariffs, prices, etc., fluctuate in response to changes in some other factor, standard, or conditions, a system in which the rate at which something is measured varies as a result of other conditions. sākt mācīties
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Charges are made on a sliding scale, which means that the amount you must pay increases with the level of your income. Their sliding scale of bed-times, devised according to the best child-rearing manuals, has long since been abandoned to the demands of the air-waves
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to care for and educate (children) until maturity, bring up, raise. sākt mācīties
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the best child-rearing manuals,
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lively and quick, vigorous sākt mācīties
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I kissed Marian briskly and brushed past her.
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to move so as to graze or touch something lightly. Pol. otrzeć się. sākt mācīties
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I kissed Marian briskly and brushed past her.
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to support with a rigid object, such as a stick, to sustain or support. sākt mācīties
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Peter lay, stomach down, on the floor, head propped in hands, feet in the air
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to move or cause to move in a jerky spasmodic way, to pull or draw (something) with a quick jerky movement. sākt mācīties
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That is the nub of the matter.
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to attack or reply to (someone) with sudden irritation or anger. sākt mācīties
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round upon Then I switch off the television and in the same movement round upon them
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to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner. sākt mācīties
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Almost instantly they chime, in unison, 'Hello, Dad
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complete agreement, harmony, esp. in the phrase: in _____. sākt mācīties
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Almost instantly they chime, in unison, 'Hello, Dad,'
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to stare hard and angrily. sākt mācīties
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anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong. sākt mācīties
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after the angry indignation, the mocking lecture.
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to behave with scorn or contempt (towards), show ridicule (for). when intr., often foll. by at) sākt mācīties
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Pol. zawór, wentyl, lampa elektronowa. sākt mācīties
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It's full of wires and valves.
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to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death. Pol. powstrzymać, stłumić, zdławić. sākt mācīties
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Pete stifles a giggle and lowers his head.
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to laugh nervously or foolishly. sākt mācīties
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(in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh. sākt mācīties
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I know I am about to act like an ogre, a madman
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to move with a wriggling motion, writhe sākt mācīties
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He tries to squirm free but I catch him by the collar.
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at an angle, slanting, sloping sākt mācīties
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There is a moment when he swings obliquely
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to hang or cause to hang freely sākt mācīties
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There is a moment when he swings obliquely, dangling in my grip
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