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| Subject | English | Russian |
| prop.&figur. | from upstairs | сверху (в т.ч. в знач. "от вышестоящего начальства": "Naw," Sergeant Steve says, "Hoecher won't even take a shit unless someone tells him to. Orders came from upstairs." "Way upstairs?" he's asked. linton) |
| AmE | neighbors from upstairs | соседи сверху (4uzhoj) |
| BrE | neighbours from upstairs | соседи сверху |
| gen. | smoke spirted out from an upstairs window | из окна второго этажа повалил дым |
| gen. | smoke spurted out from an upstairs window | из окна второго этажа повалил дым |