| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | make a case | объяснять необходимость (karakula) |
| law.enf. | make a case | создать доказательную базу (spb.ru Tanya Gesse) |
| law.enf. | make a case | собрать доказательную базу (spb.ru Tanya Gesse) |
| gen. | make a case | обосновать необходимость (karakula) |
| gen. | make a case for | претендовать (VLZ_58) |
| gen. | make a case for | защищать (что-либо A.Rezvov) |
| gen. | make a case for | обосновывать (необходимость чего-л., каких-л. мер • David Baxter published an excellent study more than a decade ago that made the case for secondary cities. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| econ. | make a case for | обосновать (что-либо A.Rezvov) |
| amer. | make a case for | приводить доводы в пользу (Aprilen) |
| gen. | make a case for | сделать заявку (After missing the last two games as a healthy scratch, Mike Hoffman made a case for more playing time. VLZ_58) |
| gen. | make a case for | подводить базу под (on grounds of VLZ_58) |
| gen. | make a case for | обосновать (необходимость чего-л., каких-л. мер • Taking all of this into account, it's difficult to make a case for water fluoridation on public health grounds. • To provide more customers for struggling west-side businesses and restaurants, Wilkinson, Eby and the two researchers agree a case can be made for increasing population density.(vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | make a case for oneself | заявить о себе ("'I think he's making a case for himself,'" Boston coach Claude Julien said. VLZ_58) |
| econ. | make a case for or against something | решить вопрос о чём-либо в ту или иную сторону (A.Rezvov) |
| gen. | make a case with | спорить (Paul, dressed in street clothes, came on the court during a timeout to make a case with one of the referees. VLZ_58) |
| gen. | making a case for | доводы в пользу (... + gerund – ... чего-л.  nsnews.com Alex_Odeychuk) |