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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | eat into the very soul of something | подрывать само основание (Logos66) |
| gen. | eat into the very soul of something | разрушать само основание (Suspicion eats like a corrosive acid into the very soul of the office. Logos66) |
| gen. | the very soul of | олицетворение (VLZ_58) |
| gen. | the very soul of | сам (сама, само VLZ_58) |
| gen. | the very soul of | воплощение (In public, you're the very soul of tact, reserve and discretion. VLZ_58) |
| Gruzovik | the very soul of magnanimity | воплощённое великодушие |