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| Subject | English | Russian |
| sport. | play consistently well throughout/over the entire course of the regular season | играть ровно в течение всего регулярного сезона (george serebryakov) |
| Makarov. | play was the sleeper of the season | неожиданно эта пьеса стала гвоздём сезона |
| hockey. | season of play | игровой сезон (The Vegas Golden Knights, a franchise in just its third season of play, ranked as the league's fourth-best fan base. aldrignedigen) |
| gen. | the new play was the hit of the season | новая пьеса была гвоздём сезона |
| Makarov. | the play was the sleeper of the season | неожиданно эта пьеса стала гвоздём сезона |
| fig., inf. | this play is the hit of the season | эта пьеса – гвоздь сезона |