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| Subject | Russian | English |
| busin. | влиятельные друзья | influential friends |
| gen. | влиятельный друг | friend at court |
| Makarov. | влиятельный друг | a friend in court |
| gen. | влиятельный друг | friend in court |
| gen. | влиятельный друг | a friend at court |
| idiom. | влиятельный друг дороже денег | friend at court is better than a penny in purse (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| gen. | влиятельный друг дороже денег | a friend in court is better than a penny in purse |
| gen. | влиятельный друг дороже денег | a friend at court is better than a penny in purse |
| gen. | иметь влиятельных друзей | friends in high places (have friends in high places: ‘How did he get promoted so quickly?' ‘Oh, he has friends in high places.' vogeler) |
| gen. | иметь влиятельных друзей | have friends in high places (‘How did he get promoted so quickly?' ‘Oh, he has friends in high places.' vogeler) |
| Makarov. | я решился обратиться с рекомендательными письмами к влиятельным друзьям моего отца | I resolved to testimonialize the influential friends of my father |