the Mechlin lace(разновидность кружева, изготовлявшегося в 18-19 вв. во фламанд. городе Мехелне); malines(разновидность кружева, изготовлявшегося в 18-19 вв. во фламанд. городе Мехелне, в переводе с франц.-"малин")
the inner circle; dump; the ringleaders(Он развёл вокруг себя малину. He has his own inner circle.; приближённые высокопоставленного лица, использующие своё положение в корыстных целях a small group of people in an organization, political party, or other group that control it or share power with the leader)
field day(These arbitrary development entitlements are a field day for land speculators, who even now will be buying and selling land based on the development potential that has been created. The speculators will be long gone before any housing is built, leaving local government holding the bag for providing previously unplanned services to these areas. (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)
