| English | Russian |
| approve personnel changes at the top level of government | санкционировать кадровые перестановки в высших эшелонах власти (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| at the top level of government | в высших эшелонах власти (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be at the top of the agenda | быть главным пунктом повестки дня (AMlingua) |
| be at the top of the agenda | занимать главное место в повестке дня (AMlingua) |
| from the top down | с самого верха (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| from the top-down | сверху (проводить реформы и т.п. / of reform, etc. denghu) |
| line three from the top | в строке третьей сверху |
| over-the-top language | невероятно страстная риторика (Nu Zdravstvuy) |
| people at the top | руководители (Originally, there was going to be a congressional panel that was going to look into the JFK assassination, but people at the top, such as LBJ and Hoover, didn't want them digging into certain issues, so instead, the Warren Commission was formed, he detailed. -- люди в руководстве / руководители  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| people at the top | верхушка (Originally, there was going to be a congressional panel that was going to look into the JFK assassination, but people at the top, such as LBJ and Hoover, didn't want them digging into certain issues, so instead, the Warren Commission was formed, he detailed. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| rotation of power at the top | ротация кадров в верхах (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| the top level of government | высшие эшелоны власти (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| three lines from the top | в строке третьей сверху |
