| Subject | English | Russian |
| O&G | make drilling worthwhile | сделать бурение экономически целесообразным (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | make it worthwhile | воздать должное (иногда с лихвой sever_korrespondent) |
| inf. | make worthwhile | оправдывать (Sure, audio quality isn’t quite as crisp, but the convenience alone makes it more than worthwhile. 4uzhoj) |