была не была

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• фартовый

  lucky

• так себе

  so-so

• наводка

  hint (lit. laying, training, aiming)

• с возвратом

  to be returned (used when borrowing something)

• Снегурочка

  the granddaughter of Russian Santa Claus

• телефон разрывается

  the phone is ringing non-stop

• всё не слава богу

  everything is not thanks God (describes a situation, real or perceived, when nothing is going well)

• насолить

  to spite, to do a bad turn (to somebody) (lit. - to add some salt)

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