| English | Russian |
| by a smidgen of a second | на долю секунды ("In 1975, Prof. Allie of the University of Maryland synchronized two atomic clocks. One stayed on Earth while the other was loaded aboard an airplane. The times were checked at the end of the experiment, and the mobile clock revealed time aboard the airplane traveled slower by a smidgen of a second than it did for the clock on the ground." A Case for Time Travelers, Jason Offutt ART Vancouver) |
| play second fiddle | быть на вторых ролях (Tired of playing second fiddle, she resigned and started her own company.) |
| play second fiddle | занять подчинённое положение |
| play second fiddle | занимать второстепенное положение |
| play second fiddle | играть вторую скрипку (One set of winners could be the Chinese fashion industry, which has long played second fiddle to Western brands, to the frustration of many businesses there.) |
| play second fiddle to | находиться в тени (кого-либо • I'm tired of playing second fiddle to John.) |
| play second fiddle to | играть вторую скрипку при (ком-либо В.И.Макаров) |
| second breath | новый прилив энергии |
| at second hand | из вторых рук |
| second-in-command | правая рука (Uncrowned king) |
| second-rate | низкопробный |
| second skin | второе естество (Taras) |
| second skin | другое естество (Taras) |
| second skin | вторая натура (Taras) |
| split-second moment | миг (An airline passenger flying out of New York City captured remarkably clear footage of a saucer-shaped object zipping past the plane at an incredible speed. In the footage, as the airliner ascends over the city, there is a split-second moment wherein something strange crosses the sky outside the window of the plane.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| take second place | занимать второстепенное место (Andrey Truhachev) |
| take second place | занимать второе место (Andrey Truhachev) |
| take second place | играть второстепенную роль (Andrey Truhachev) |
| take second place | быть второстепенным (Andrey Truhachev) |