| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | I make a regular thing of reading the papers | чтение газет вошло у меня в привычку |
| gen. | make a regular thing | регулярно заниматься |
| Makarov. | make a regular thing of something | регулярно заниматься (чем-либо) |
| gen. | make a regular thing of | регулярно заниматься (чем-либо) |
| gen. | regular thing | обычное дело (We have several here as well. Skunks are pretty much a regular thing, as are raccoons. I’ve never been sprayed but we have startled each other coming through a hedge in the dark. Pretty simple to just back away. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | thing is you just can't up and quit the military like you can a regular job. | нельзя просто взять и уволиться с военной службы как с обычной работы |