abstufen vt
1. располагать уступами {ступенями, террасами}
2. разделять {классифицировать} по категориям {по разрядам}
3. оттенять (цвета)
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." Oscar Wilde
"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen." Warren E. Burger
"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party." Herbert Hoover
"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson