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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | заложник ситуации | victim of circumstance (valentineism) |
| busin. | заложник ситуации | hostage of circumstance (Whilst investments are best left alone (because more trading increases costs which eat into returns) it still is good to monitor your investments to make sure your portfolio is not lagging the market by a significant margin. With a SIPP you are not a hostage of circumstance and have much more control. Kenny Gray) |
| gen. | заложник ситуации | a prisoner of a situation (jaeger) |
| gen. | информационная система ФБР по ситуациям с заложниками и забаррикадировавшимися лицами | Hostage Barricade Database System (4uzhoj) |
| Makarov. | нажить политический капитал на ситуации с заложниками | make political capital out of the hostage situation |