| English | Russian |
| decision-making apparatus | властная верхушка (The speech highlighted how unconstrained power, and perhaps the absence of anybody brave enough to disagree with him, has led Putin further into his own version of reality – and he has drawn Russia’s decision-making apparatus with him. 4uzhoj) |
| make a difference | изменить что-то вокруг ... (Alex Lilo) |
| make a difference | изменить мир к лучшему (bk) |
| make a difference | повлиять на ситуацию (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| make a difference | помогать (the changes failed to make a difference — эти изменения не помогли Olya34) |
| make arrangements | позаботиться (I understand that grant funds are not sufficient to cover travel or support for my family and I will make necessary arrangements for the living expenses. 4uzhoj) |
| make-believe | виртуальный (в знач. "воображаемый" Val_Ships) |
| make feel better | поддержать (морально, в контексте wind-nymph) |
| make official | афишировать (vladim_i_rich) |
| make sense | понимать, что говоришь (She is awake and she is talking – Yeah, but is she making sense? maxstar78) |
| make sure | уточнить (в знач. "убедиться" 4uzhoj) |
| make unreachable | оставить без связи (Hours later, Tonga's internet and phone lines went down, making the island's 105,000 residents almost entirely unreachable.  bbc.com 4uzhoj) |
| make up for | добирать |
| make up for | заменить (антонимический перевод, только в контексте • Even the highest-quality multivitamins won't make up for a poor diet, but they can help fill in the gaps. – ...не способны заменить полноценное питание) |