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| English | Russian |
| it had to be that way | иначе просто быть не могло ("It had to be that way. Just as when Marriott called me up and gave me a song and dance about a jewel ransom payoff it had to be because I had been to see Mrs. Florian asking about Velma." – Raymond Chandler ART Vancouver) |
| it sure felt that way | мне так показалось (говоря о сложившемся впечатлении: I had a very negative incident once on the Spirit Trail, with an off-leash dog and its owner. The dog acted very aggressively toward me, and I was terrified as I thought it would bite me. The owner was unconcerned and dismissed my fear, saying the dog doesn't bite. But it sure felt that way. (nsnews.com) ART Vancouver) |
| like it that way | устраивать (кого-л., что-л.: Politicians don’t directly control one of the biggest factors in housing costs — mortgage rates. And they mostly like it that way, because it gets them off the hook for being blamed for prices soaring or, recently, flattening. -- их в целом это устраивает, так как это освобождает их от ответственности  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| what could have prompted him to act that way | что его побудило действовать таким образом |