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бо́жий одува́нчик (lit. - God's dandelion) about an old, quiet and harmless person (mostly women)
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с натя́гом (lit.) with tension, pulling; (conversational) by making some effort, pushing it
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во что бы то ни ста́ло at all cost, at any price, at all hazards
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па́льчики обли́жешь you'll love it!, it's delicious!
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сбить с то́лку to confuse, to bewilder, to obfuscate, to mislead, to baffle, to muddle, to wrack one’s brains
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так уж и быть (reluctant) fine, ok, all right
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так и́ли ина́че one way or another, anyway, anyhow, whether or no
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ещё чего́ expresses a sharp disagreement, protest, displeasure with smth.
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так де́ло не пойдёт that won't do; this way we won't go far
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ну на́до же expresses surprise (~oh, oh dear, my goodness)
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отку́да ни возьми́сь out of the blue, out of nowhere, out of thin air
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до сих пор still, until now, hitherto, heretofore, so far, up to this point
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ху́до-бе́дно at the very least
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потеря́ть го́лову to lose one's head, to lose one's mind over something
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приде́лать но́ги to steal (lit.: to attach legs)
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в одноча́сье suddenly, overnight
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как ни крути́ anyway (lit. - no matter how you turn it)
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то́же мне ~ that's not ... (expresses disapproval in relation to something or someone, lit. - also to me)
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отда́ть до́лжное to give/render somebody his due, to pay tribute to
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ввести́ в обихо́д to implement, to bring into use, to introduce
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так получи́лось it happened this way, it so fell out
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чуть не nearly, almost
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по карма́ну affordable
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вот те на expresses surprise (rather not nice)
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здра́вый смысл common sense
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ну ты даёшь expresses surprise with someone (lit. - wow you give)
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ума́ не приложу́ I have no idea
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так себе́ so-so
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на одно́м дыха́нии in one breath
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в чём мать родила́ in one’s birthday suit (lit.: in what mother gave birth, mother-naked)
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не пода́ть ви́ду to hide one's state or emotions
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всё путём everything is ok / tip-top
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так тебе́ и на́до you asked for it!, it serves you right!
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име́ть в виду́ to mean, to imply; to keep in mind
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всё равно́ it's all the same, it doesn't matter, (I) don't care; anyway, still, in any case
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так держа́ть Keep it up! Stick at it!
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кишка́ тонка́ not enough strength, abilities, means (to do something)
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и и́же с ни́ми and of their ilk, and others like them
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ма́ло ли expresses uncertainty (~who knows?)
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так сойдёт that will do, let well alone
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ну и ну expresses surprise, possibly disapproval (~ well well well)
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за уша́ми треща́ть used to desribe somebody eating greedily (lit. - to crack behind the ears)
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как попа́ло anyhow, at random, haphazard, any which way
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па́дать ду́хом / упа́сть ду́хом to despond, to lose courage / heart
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в ку́рсе in the know, familiar with, (to be) posted, (to be) aware
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отню́дь не by no means, not at all
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чи́стой воды́ (figurative) pure, clear, absolute
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ну вот expresses disappointment, unpleasant surprise
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вот-вот just about to, just on the point of, at any moment now
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так и есть so it is, indeed
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на са́мом де́ле as a matter of fact, in fact, actually, in reality
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вот оно́ что expresses amazement, surprise, admiration
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то и де́ло every now and then, time and again, every so often
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ух ты expresses amazement and surprise (~wow!)
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сла́бое звено́ weak link
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не ахти́ nothing special, so-so
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в упо́р face to face, right up to, point-blank
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ска́жешь то́же ~ you must be kidding! what are you talking about? not at all!
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сам не свой not himself, beside himself
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из рук вон пло́хо quite wretched(ly), bad as bad could be
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вре́мя от вре́мени from time to time; occasionally
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вот э́то да expresses amazement and surprise
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по большо́му счёту by and large, overall
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да ты что expression of surprise (~ are you serious? really?)
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почём зря ~ without rhyme or reason, for nothing
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вот оно́ как expresses surprise or amazement (about just learned facts)
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как раз just right, exactly
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тяп-ляп anyhow, in a slipshod way, botched up
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как ни стра́нно strangely enough, surprisingly
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терпе́ть не мочь can't stand, to hate, to dislike strongly
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да ну тебя́ expresses annoyance, disappointment, displeasure
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про запа́с in store / reserve, for future use

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