Green Apple писал(а):the mysterious tug of ...
загадочное превосходство
Думается, "tug" здесь не "превосходство", а одновременно "притяжение" и "борьба", что, как и "edge", одним словом не передать (и кстати "over" далеко не всегда "над")...
Забавы ради, разные примеры...
There was no greater threat to my undergraduate education than the inertial tug of warm bed over cold campus. (
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Who hasn't felt the strong tug of anger, even rage, over some perceived wrong or loss in life that was seen as unfair and unjust? (
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While I chose a life devoted to teaching Torah, I always felt the inner tug of artistic expression. (
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There’s an upside though: geoloc nixed and going dark, the rasp of newly laundered towel on my back, the snap of snaps, the heft of hand woven broadcloth on my shoulders, the first stubborn tug of denim over my hips. (
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But that "spark" if it was never there, never will be. The question is: how grown up does one have to get -- to ignore the tug of "spark" over all those other practical things that grow? (
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In comparisons of enriched academia city wide community life, the creative force of both populations, and the establishment of several viable cultural organizations, roaming deer populations, population differentials - diversities, along with turf issues concerning tax structuring (the traditional tug of arguments over loss of tax base due to intrusions of Non-for-profit organizations) make both communities a perfect fit. (
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That tug of guilt over sin is yet another assurance that you have placed yourself in God’s grip. (
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Her words threw Terry into further animation. He held her body tight ... and let himself go. ... His eyes rolled into the back of his head and he felt the tug of his cum boiling over. (
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В целом, это предложение, выделенное в параграф, следует переводить как вставной прозопоэтический (риторический) кусок...