| Subject | English | Russian |
| polit. | solve a problem by through political means | решить проблему политическими средства ами |
| polit. | solve a problem by through political means | решить проблему политическими средствами |
| gen. | solve a problem in someone's favor | решить вопрос в чью-либо пользу |
| Makarov. | solve a problem on a computer | решать задачу на ЭВМ |
| Makarov. | solve a problem on a computer | решать задачу на вычислительной машине |
| Makarov. | solve a problem on a computer | решать задачу на ЭВМ |
| gen. | solve a problem on one's own | самостоятельно разрешать проблему (Vladimir Shevchuk) |
| AI. | solve a problem through a series of steps | решать задачу с помощью цепочки рассуждений (A reasoning model can carefully and logically solve a problem through a series of steps, each one building on the last.  nytimes.com Alex_Odeychuk) |