| English | Russian |
| a whale of a | отличный (exceptionally great or excellent: This stuffed-shirt epitome of the East Coast Establishment of his day had a whale of a time at Chicago's World's Fair. 4uzhoj) |
| baron of crime | вор в законе (Гевар) |
| Colossus of the North | Колос Севера (обозначение США, обычно используемое теми, кто считает, что она угнетает своих южных соседей. Стало особенно популярно после вмешательства в Никарагуа и Панаму: In Latin America, France and Spain were and remained the main influences on the intellectual life of the law; but there was no denying the colossus to the north.  wikipedia.org ChingizQ) |
| Colossus of the North | Соединённые Штаты Америки (обозначение США, обычно используемое теми, кто считает, что она угнетает своих южных соседей. Стало особенно популярно после вмешательства в Никарагуа и Панаму: In Latin America, France and Spain were and remained the main influences on the intellectual life of the law; but there was no denying the colossus to the north. wikipedia.org ChingizQ) |
| in the wake of | на фоне (Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks. • In fact, in recent decades the rash of sicknesses in the wake of indoor air pollution has led to the coining of the term "sick-building syndrome". aldrignedigen) |
| in the wake of | в свете (каких-либо событий: Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks. • Adam McKola, Andy Tate & Patrick Ryan discuss racism and football in the wake of Pogba's abuse. akimboesenko) |
| in the wake of these events | на фоне этих событий (In the wake of last week's NATO meeting, Russia's reaction was predictable. ART Vancouver) |
| on condition of anonymity | на условиях анонимности (For that reason he would only speak on condition of anonymity • "The UUV was lawfully conducting a military survey in the waters of the South China Sea," one official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Olga Okuneva) |
| on the condition of anonymity | на условиях анонимности (The official was one of three senior U.S. intelligence officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity during a briefing arranged for reporters in Washington. • That prohibition is due to longstanding sanctions rather than the most recent events, according to two US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. • "The Russian plans call for a military offensive against Ukraine as soon as early 2022 with a scale of forces twice what we saw this past spring during Russia's snap exercise near Ukraine's borders," said an administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. washingtonpost.com bookworm) |
| pull out of | уйти из (issues surrounding Google's pulling out of China – вопросы, связанные с уходом Google из Китая ART Vancouver) |
| source with knowledge of the situation | источник, знакомый с ситуацией (Several people have been injured during airstrikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to a humanitarian source with knowledge of the situation who spoke anonymously to CNN. cnn.com) |
| speak on condition of anonymity | говорить при условии сохранения анонимности (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| speak on condition of anonymity | говорить на условиях анонимности ("The UUV was lawfully conducting a military survey in the waters of the South China Sea," one official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. • ...according to a Ukrainian defense official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive bilateral talks. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| speaking on condition of anonymity | пожелавший остаться неназванным ("The UUV was lawfully conducting a military survey in the waters of the South China Sea," one official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. • ...according to a Ukrainian defense official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive bilateral talks. 4uzhoj) |
| thrill of indignation | волна негодования ("When the facts come out in Frankland v. Regina I venture to think that a thrill of indignation will run through the country" (ACD. The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902). CHichhan) |
| under condition of anonymity | на условиях анонимности (Anglophile) |
| with knowledge of | посвящённый в |
