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| hot button (lexicographer); sore point; sore subject; vexed question; pricky problem; pressing issue (Irina Verbitskaya); sore point (Alexander Demidov); sensitive issue | |||
| sticking-point | |||
| painful problem | |||
| vexed problem | |||
| prickly problem | |||
| hot-button issue (англ. термин взят из репортажа TechNewsWorld, ECT News Network, USA Alex_Odeychuk); controversial question (bigmaxus) | |||
| a touchy subject (bigmaxus); sore question; burning question | |||
| a sore point | |||
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| third rail (Taras) | |||
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| hot-button subjects (Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
|
больной" вопрос : 12 phrases in 4 subjects |
| Business | 4 |
| General | 5 |
| Makarov | 2 |
| Mass media | 1 |