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| English | Russian |
| book a spot | забронировать место |
| chase a playoff spot | вести борьбу за попадание в плей-офф (The Clippers are desperately chasing a playoff spot, but the Jazz displayed an urgency from the opening tip and never trailed. VLZ_58) |
| give a spot | подстраховать (кого-либо; The main difficulty with giving someone a spot for the first time is not knowing his or her capabilities. VLZ_58) |
| lock up a spot | обеспечить себе место (забронировать VLZ_58) |
| run on a spot | бег на месте (Александр Рыжов) |