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| Subject | Russian | English |
| Makarov. | он продолжал опускаться все ниже и ниже, и никто не протянул ему руку помощи | he was ever falling and falling, and no hand was held out to help him |
| gen. | опускаться всё ниже | be all downhill (Fantastic, solid album probably their peak musically and lyrically – it was all downhill after Smash.) |