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  • 1 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) garš
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) ilgs; ilgstošs
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) garš
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgs
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) ilgs; garš
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) sen; sen []
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) ilgi
    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!
    II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) ilgoties
    - longingly
    * * *
    ilgs laiks; ilgoties; garš; ilgs, ilgstošs; tāls, attāls; sens; ilgi; pirms ilgāka laika, sen

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  • 2 parallel

    ['pærəlel] 1. adjective
    1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralēls
    2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) līdzīgs
    2. adverb
    (in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralēli
    3. noun
    1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralēle, paralēla līnija
    2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) līdzība; analogs
    3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralēle
    4. verb
    (to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) līdzināties; būt sasniedzamam (par līmeni)
    * * *
    paralēla līnija, paralēle; salīdzinājums, līdzība; platuma grāds; paralēlslēgums; būt paralēlam; salīdzināt; būt līdzīgam, līdzināties; saslēgt paralēli; līdzteku, paralēls; analogs, līdzīgs

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  • 3 high

    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) augsts
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) augsts; garš
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) liels; augsts
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) galvenais; augstāks
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) augsts; cēls
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) (par vēju) stiprs
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) (par skaņu) spalgs; augsts
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) (par balsi) augsts
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) (par gaļu) iesmacis
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) vērtīgs
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) augstu; stipri
    - highness
    - high-chair
    - high-class
    - higher education
    - high fidelity
    - high-handed
    - high-handedly
    - high-handedness
    - high jump
    - highlands
    - high-level
    - highlight
    3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izcelt; izgaismot
    - high-minded
    - high-mindedness
    - high-pitched
    - high-powered
    - high-rise
    - highroad
    - high school
    - high-spirited
    - high spirits
    - high street
    - high-tech
    4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) augsto tehnoloģiju-
    - high treason
    - high water
    - highway
    - Highway Code
    - highwayman
    - high wire
    - high and dry
    - high and low
    - high and mighty
    - the high seas
    - it is high time
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    augstākā pakāpe, maksimums; augsta spiediena josla, anticiklons; eiforija ar halucinācijām, narkotisks apdullums; augsts; augstāks, galvenais; stiprs, liels; dārgs, augsts; spalgs, griezīgs; līksms, jautrs; cēls, augsts; labākais, augstākais; lepns, krāšņs; straujš; iesmacis; iereibis, piedzēries; narkotiku apdullināts; augstu; spēcīgi, stipri; dārgi; krāšņi, lepni

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  • 4 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dzelzceļš
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode; veids; paņēmiens
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tikt galā ar ēdienu
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) tālu priekšā/pāri/virs
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
    * * *
    ceļš; puse, virziens; atstatums, attālums; metode, veids; ieraža, paradums; dzīvesveids; darba lauks, arods; stāvoklis

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  • 5 wide

    1. adjective
    1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) plats; plašs
    2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) plats
    3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ
    4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) plašs; daudzpusīgs
    2. adverb
    (with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) plati; plaši; tālu
    - widen
    - wideness
    - width
    - wide-ranging
    - widespread
    - give a wide berth to
    - give a wide berth
    - wide apart
    - wide awake
    - wide open
    * * *
    plats, plašs; daudzpusīgs, plašs; platleņķa, tālu; plaši, plati

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  • 6 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) solis
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) neliels attālums; pāris soļu
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) soļi
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) dejas solis, raksts
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) pakāpiens
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) solis; pakāpiens
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) rīcība; pasākums; solis
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) likt soli; soļot
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step
    * * *
    solis; soļi, gaita; pēda; dejas solis; rīcība; pakāpiens; sastatņu kāpnes; pakāpe; pēdu nospiedums; soļot; likt soli

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  • 7 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) []turēt
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) glabāt
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) []glabāt; noturēt
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) turpināt (kaut ko darīt)
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) paglabāt; turēt (krājumā)
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) []turēt
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) (par pārtiku) saglabāties (svaigam)
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) izdarīt ierakstus
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aizkavēt
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) uzturēt (kādu)
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) turēt; ievērot
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) svinēt
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) iztika; uzturs
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch
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    uzturs, iztika; galvenais tornis; paturēt, turēt; glabāt; ievērot, turēt; noturēt, saglabāt; palikt; uzturēt; turpināt; sargāt; saglabāties; vest; aizkavēt; justies; svinēt

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  • 8 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) sasniegt; nonākt
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) aizsniegt
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) []sniegties; izstiept roku
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) []dabūt; sazināties
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) stiepties; plesties
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (neliels) attālums; sasniedzamība
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) izstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamība
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) lejtece
    * * *
    sasniedzamība; redzesloks; izstiepšana; platība, izplatījums; rīstīties; izstiept; aizsniegt; sasniegt; pasniegt; sniegties; stiepties, plesties; sazināties

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  • 9 away

    [ə'wei]
    1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) projām
    2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) prom; projām
    3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) (Izsaka izzušanu, izgaišanu.)
    4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) vienā laidā
    5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) (spēle) izbraukumā
    * * *
    spēle izbraukumā; uzvara svešā laukumā; klāt neesošs; projām, tālu; projām, prom

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  • 10 height

    [hæit]
    1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) (par cilvēku) 1,75 m garš
    2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) pilnā spēkā/pašā plaukumā
    3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) ģērbies pēc pēdējās modes
    4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) (kalna) virsotne; augstiene
    * * *
    augstums; augstiene, virsotne; pakāpe; kulminācija, kalngali

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  • 11 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tiesāt
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) vērtēt (sacensībās)
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) spriest; vērtēt
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tiesāt
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tiesnesis
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arbitrs; eksperts
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) lietpratējs; pazinējs
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement
    * * *
    tiesnesis; arbitrs, eksperts; lietpratējs, pazinējs; Soģu grāmata; tiesāt; būt par arbitru; spriest, vērtēt

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  • 12 length

    [leŋƟ]
    1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) garums; ilgums
    2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabals; atgriezums
    3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpusa) garums
    - lengthways/lengthwise
    - lengthy
    - at length
    - go to any lengths
    * * *
    garums; attālums; atgriezums, gabals; ilgums

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  • 13 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) []celties
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) []celties
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) celties
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) piecelties
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) []celties, aust; lēkt
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) slieties; iet augšup
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sacelties
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) izvirzīties; tikt paaugstinātam (dienestā)
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) iztecēt; sākties
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) []celties
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) []celties, slieties
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) augšāmcelties
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) kāpums; celšanās
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) paaugstinājums; (algas) pielikums
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) []kalns
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) izcelšanās; pirmsākumi
    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) uzlecošs; kāpjošs; augošs; jauns
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion
    * * *
    paaugstinājums, pacēlums; pacelšanās; izvirzīšanās; paaugstinājums; lēkts; sākotne, sākums; izteka; uzpeldēšana; celties, kāpt; piecelties; uzlēkt; sacelties; tikt slēgtam, beigties; sākties, izcelties; izvirzīties; pieņemties; uzpeldēt; uzrūgt

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  • 14 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) zems
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) (par skaņu) kluss
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) (par balsi, toni) zems
    4) (small: a low price.) zems; lēts
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) trūcīgs; izsīcis; vājš
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) zems; zemas kārtas-; vulgārs
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) zemu; vāji; klusi; trūcīgi; lēti
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech
    3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.) vienkāršas tehnoloģijas-
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) maurot; baurot
    * * *
    baurošana, maurošana; viszemākais līmenis; zema barometra spiediena apgabals; pirmais, vismazākais ātrums; zemākais trumpis; baurot, maurot; pazems, zems; pavājināts, vājš; dobjš, zems, kluss; zemas kārtas; zemākais; nomākts, drūms; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; izsīcis; vulgārs, piedauzīgs, rupjš; zemu; vāji; dobji, klusi; nomākti, pazemoti; nabadzīgi, trūcīgi; lēti

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  • 15 range

    [rein‹] 1. noun
    1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) loks; klāsts
    2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) tālums; sniedzamības sfēra
    3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) amplitūda; diapazons
    4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) grēda; rinda; virkne
    5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) ganības
    6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) poligons; šautuve
    7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) pavards
    2. verb
    1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) nostādīt rindā/ierindā
    2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) svārstīties (starp)
    3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) ietvert; aptvert
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    rinda, virkne; amplitūda, diapazons; rādiuss; loks; sfēra; tālums; diapazons; poligons; medību vieta; plašas ganības; izplatības zona; pavards; nostādīt rindā; nostāties ierindā; ierindot, klasificēt; ierindoties; pievienoties; klīst, klaiņot; pievērsties; sniegties, stiepties; būt sastopamam; svārstīties; turēt ganībās; šaut

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  • 16 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) []sist; uzsist
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uzbrukt
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) aizdegt; uzšķilt dzirksti
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikot
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) uziet; atrast
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) izvilināt skaņu; zvanīt
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) atstāt iespaidu; ienākt prātā
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kalt
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) doties; nogriezties
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) nojaukt (telti); nolaist (karogu)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streiks
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) atradums
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
    * * *
    streiks; atradums; uzlidojums; streikot; sist; šķilt uguni; nejauši atrast, uzdurties; kalt; nojaukt; nolaist; ienākt prātā; atstāt iespaidu; iedvest; satriekt; panākt, sasniegt; ieņemt; ielauzties, iespiesties; laist; dēstīt, stādīt; virzīties; šantažēt, izspiest; meklēt protekciju

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