Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
заходили желваки
English translation:
his cheek muscles flexed
Russian term
Ukraine
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Native in: Russian
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заходили желваки
Here's the exact quote: "Чарли заметил, как от столь же грубого, как и его ручищи, тона Макки, на скулах гостя заходили желваки."
| 3 +1 | his cheek muscles flexed |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 3 | gritted his teeth |
Irina Stanford
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| 3 | bulged |
Oleg Lozinskiy
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| 3 | griitted their teeth |
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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Dec 1, 2020 18:29: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
his cheek muscles flexed
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His dark eyes watched the slow rotation of Terra. His cheek muscles flexed. “So Kyien would not come himself I see,” Marion spoke with an air of confidence
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His jaws clenched so hard his cheek muscles flexed. “Five minutes,” he barked into the phone, then ended the call and stuffed the phone in his pants pocket.
https://books.google.com/books?id=e4mEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT254&lpg=...
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DTSM
: возможно "cheek muscles twitched/ stood out/"
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Thank you, DT SM. These are also possible.
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United Kingdom
EN > RU Translator
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
gritted his teeth
The phrase "to grit one's teeth" is the grinding or clenching of the teeth in anger, or to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation and deal with it in a determined way.
| Неплохой вариант, да. |
| Ну так желваки на скулах появляются, когда сжимаешь и разжимаешь зубы. |
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Oleg Lozinskiy
: А причём здесь "желваки на скулах"? Вроде как, "grit one's teeth" - это "стиснуть зубы"?
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Russian Federation
There's No Limit to Perfection
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English
bulged
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Note added at 25 мин (2020-11-28 21:16:50 GMT)
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his face bulged [up] -> https://www.google.ru/search?newwindow=1&biw=1045&bih=730&tb...
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Note added at 35 мин (2020-11-28 21:26:40 GMT)
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P.S. А как в первоисходнике?
| У меня ощущение, что face bulged -- это больше про налилось кровью. Нет? |
| Что вы имеете в виду? Полное исходное предложение процитировано в вопросе. |
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griitted their teeth
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Note added at 20 hrs (2020-11-29 16:59:50 GMT)
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Я бы предложил не дословный перевод,
Напр,
tension in his face (muscles) or facial tension
For ex:
It was easy to see the tension in his face
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sustained contraction trapped in his face
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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2020-11-30 03:22:25 GMT)
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И еще есть близкие варианты
facial tingling or face burning
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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2020-11-30 03:22:43 GMT)
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https://www.healthline.com/health/facial-tension#anxiety
| О, одновременно два предложения с этим вариантом. |
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Oleg Lozinskiy
: А причём здесь "желваки на скулах"? Вроде как, "grit one's teeth" - это "стиснуть зубы"?
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Спасибо, Олег! Да, Вы правы. Эта словарная версия и оказывается не подходит здесь.
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Discussion
1. Вздутие в виде шишки на теле человека, животного или на стволе дерева.
2. Мускул, показывающийся на лице при сжимании челюстей, жевании.
3. перен. Округлый кусок минерала в толще породы.
Толковый словарь Ефремовой. Т. Ф. Ефремова. 2000.
https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/efremova/162186/Желвак