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| English | Russian |
| on the bubble | беременная (For some reason the game that we were actually playing when he called was one thought up by Helen. It was one in which you have to think of all the different words to describe being pregnant. "Up the pole," shouted Anna. "On the bubble," screeched Helen. "Expecting," muttered Mum, torn between disapproval and the desire to win. Андрей Шагин) |
| Scotch and a shower of bubbles | виски с содовой |