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| English | Russian |
| bring children up single-handed | вырастить детей без посторонней помощи (She brought six of us up single handed back in the 1950’s, I’m the youngest. My mum got her priorities right -- roof over our heads, food in our bellies and clothes on our backs. No handouts, no food banks. She worked nights at the Royal Eye Hospital in Manchester as a night orderly, not as well paid as a nurse. She taught us the basics -- respect and good manners. ART Vancouver) |
| he up-ended his opponent with a single punch | он сбил противника с ног одним ударом |
| single-up-or-down vote | единственный решающий голос |
| sum up in a single word | выразить одним словом (Mother's Day can be summed up in a single word: love. ART Vancouver) |