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test of the pen (Anglophile); first steps in ... (Anglophile); prolusion; first attempt at writing; literary debut; beginner's exercise (Taras); first effort (Taras); first attempt at writing a literary work (Taras); the first fruits of one's pen (Taras); one's experimental try (Taras); just to try it out (I worked with the jazz orchestra just to try it out. When I was invited to sing, we agreed that that would be a sort of an experiment – Моя работа с джаз оркестром была просто проба пера. Когда меня пригласили петь, то мы договорились, что всё это будет лишь в порядке эксперимента Taras); I did it just to try it out (Taras); I was just kicking the tires (Taras); I was just giving it a go (Taras); I was just trying my wings (Taras); I was just getting a feel for it (experimenting Taras); let's give it a try; first published work; trial run |
