| English | Russian |
| be at a high | быть очень высоким (The term refers to Finland's strict neutrality during the Cold War, enshrined in a 1948 treaty with Moscow when tensions between the Soviet Union and the West were at a high.  nytimes.com) |
| be dead on arrival | скончаться до приезда медиков |
| be in the works | отрабатываться |
| be in the works | находиться в стадии подготовки |
| be in the works | находиться в разработке (This new YouTube app appears to be in the works for several months now and it will be the first time that a native YouTube client will make it to the Microsoft Store for PCs. 4uzhoj) |
| be in the works | находиться на стадии проработки (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be in the works | планироваться (The new project is in the works. ART Vancouver) |
| be in the works | находиться в работе (т.е. в процессе подготовки, исполнения, реализации (напр., говоря о документе или каком-либо проекте); Washington Post, также встречается в репортажах CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be in the works | разрабатываться (Android and Chrome OS are the two operating systems known to be associated with Google. Well, soon or later, there's going to be a third. Best part, it's in the works already. Юрий Гомон) |
| be kicked off | начаться (this user guide is a work-in-progress that was kicked off in Autumn 2015 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be left scratching one's head | остаться в недоумении (после происшествия: A Florida couple were left scratching their heads when they spotted a mysterious and rather sizeable creature lurching along a river in a truly bizarre fashion. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be met with resistance | встречать сопротивление (from someone – со стороны кого-либо: Facebook's plans to enter the world of cryptocurrency and global finance are being met with resistance on Capitol Hill. 4uzhoj) |
| be poised | собираться (to do something: Tim Waterstone poised to buy back book chain with Russian partner. Alexander Demidov) |
| be poised | быть намеренным (to do something: Tim Waterstone poised to buy back book chain with Russian partner.) |
| be poised | готовиться (to do something: Rammstein's Deutschland video came at a time when the band were poised to release their first album in a decade and embark on a European tour, and it was every bit as epic as everyone had anticipated. • “They [Russia] are uncoiling and are now poised to strike,” [US defence secretary Lloyd] Austin told a news conference in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, ahead of talks with increasingly anxious Baltic leaders. • Schools and care homes are poised to be evacuated if the Russian army crosses the border. 4uzhoj) |
| be underway | начаться (в некоторых контекстах: The whole team moved to the control room a safe distance away, and the test was underway. 4uzhoj) |
| Oh that more politicians were ... | Если бы большее число политиков ... (Oh that more politicians were so willing to accept criticism MichaelBurov) |
| who asked not to be identified | пожелавший остаться неназванным (It's possible Xi asked Putin in their recent call not to invade Ukraine during the Games, according to one diplomat in Beijing who asked not to be identified talking about such scenarios. bloomberg.com 4uzhoj) |
| who asked not to be named | пожелавший остаться неназванным (felog) |
| who cannot be named | имя которого не называется (who cannot be named for legal reasons 4uzhoj) |
| who did not want to be identified | пожелавший остаться неназванным (bookworm) |
