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English	Russian
as a general rule, my opinion is that military men must be kept out of it. It's folly to take their advice	я вообще считаю, что военных надо держать в стороне. Глупо с ними советоваться (Эренбург)
as a makeweight to fill out the numbers	для ровного счета (в контексте: He has been signed to the club as a makeweight to fill out the numbers. 4uzhoj)
in order to fill up a gap	для ровного счета (4uzhoj)
take a shine to	сжалиться над (Eventually his captor took a shine to him and allowed him to sit upstairs in the building, not in the cellar. He was even given proper food to eat. theguardian.com 4uzhoj)
take a shine to	сжалиться (очень контекстно: Eventually his captor took a shine to him and allowed him to sit upstairs in the building, not in the cellar. He was even given proper food to eat. theguardian.com 4uzhoj)
to a bloody pulp	до талого (andreon)