| English | Russian |
| by-plot | побочная сюжетная линия |
| clearly constructed plot | чётко выстроенный сюжет ("The dialogue is as vividly overheated as ever, the plot is clearly constructed and surprisingly resolved, and the book is rich in many sharp glimpses of minor characters and scenes." (Anthony Boucher, New York Times, 25 April 1954) ART Vancouver) |
| construct a plot | построить фабулу ("The dialogue is as vividly overheated as ever, the plot is clearly constructed and surprisingly resolved, and the book is rich in many sharp glimpses of minor characters and scenes." (Anthony Boucher, New York Times, 25 April 1954) ART Vancouver) |
| construct a plot | выстроить сюжет романа ("The dialogue is as vividly overheated as ever, the plot is clearly constructed and surprisingly resolved, and the book is rich in many sharp glimpses of minor characters and scenes." (Anthony Boucher, New York Times, 25 April 1954) ART Vancouver) |
| plot armour | сюжетная броня (термин описывает негласную защиту героя какого-либо сюжета, пока герой нужен в нем bigmaxus) |
| plot twist | перипетия (Maksim Petrov) |
| unexpected outcome of the plot | неожиданная развязка сюжета (Soulbringer) |
