Warm-ups

🇺🇸namesake - 🇺🇦тезка

Example:
Like his famous namesake he is proving to be a dominant figure.

Відгуки 💌

🇺🇸 it goes without saying
🇺🇦 само собою зрозуміло

Sublime beauty

🇺🇸sublime
🇺🇦вражаючий , грандіозний

Phrases where it sounds like English people sound like they agree but don't

That's not bad - surprisingly good

I'll bear it in mind - I don't really care about your idea

I'd love to but - I don't want to

That's a brave choice - it's too extreme (e.g. clothes)
(negative context)

Oh, by the way - what the person really thinks is important is coming up

I hear what you're saying - they don't really, they disagree

With the greatest respect (then words follow) - they don't respect you at all

I was a bit disappointed - probably upset or raging (angry)

Have a nice day (especially in emails, passive-aggressive)

Cutting, brutal humour (irony)

Self-deprecating humour (self-deprecation)

A "Glasgow kiss" is Scottish for a headbutt

🇬🇧The bouncer
(British word for security guard)
- is a real thing especially back in the past. No trainers, no bags, no shorts, no checky shirts etc etc