Shuttlecock 3

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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.
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sliding scale
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
to care for and educate (children) until maturity, bring up, raise.
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rear
the best child-rearing manuals,
lively and quick, vigorous
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brisk
I kissed Marian briskly and brushed past her.
to move so as to graze or touch something lightly. Pol. otrzeć się.
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brush
I kissed Marian briskly and brushed past her.
to support with a rigid object, such as a stick, to sustain or support.
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prop
Peter lay, stomach down, on the floor, head propped in hands, feet in the air
to move or cause to move in a jerky spasmodic way, to pull or draw (something) with a quick jerky movement.
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twitch
He twitched his bottom.
the point or gist
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nub
That is the nub of the matter.
to attack or reply to (someone) with sudden irritation or anger.
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round on
round upon
Then I switch off the television and in the same movement round upon them
to speak or recite in a musical or rhythmic manner.
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chime
Almost instantly they chime, in unison, 'Hello, Dad
complete agreement, harmony, esp. in the phrase: in _____.
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unison
Almost instantly they chime, in unison, 'Hello, Dad,'
to stare hard and angrily.
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glower
I glower at them.
anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong.
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indignation
after the angry indignation, the mocking lecture.
to behave with scorn or contempt (towards), show ridicule (for).
when intr., often foll. by at)
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mock
the mocking lecture.
Pol. zawór, wentyl, lampa elektronowa.
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valve
It's full of wires and valves.
to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death. Pol. powstrzymać, stłumić, zdławić.
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stifle
Pete stifles a giggle and lowers his head.
to laugh nervously or foolishly.
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giggle
Peter stifles a giggle
(in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh.
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ogre
I know I am about to act like an ogre, a madman
to move with a wriggling motion, writhe
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squirm
He tries to squirm free but I catch him by the collar.
at an angle, slanting, sloping
ukosny
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oblique
There is a moment when he swings obliquely
to hang or cause to hang freely
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dangle
There is a moment when he swings obliquely, dangling in my grip

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