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| English | Russian |
| be a little short on | немного не хватать (о количестве: All you need to become a Snow Angel is a shovel and good health. The city currently has around 400 volunteers. “We’re a little short on volunteers in the Champlain and Marpole areas, but we can use volunteers across the city,” Lawrence said. (CityNews 1130) ART Vancouver) |
| for the next little while | в ближайшее время (I'm still going to be largely absent for the next little while. ART Vancouver) |
| in the next little while | в ближайшее время (ART Vancouver) |
| just a little while ago | совсем недавно (ART Vancouver) |
| little chance | маловероятно (If someone says "There's little chance", it means it is not highly probable that it will happen, so one should not count on it.: Legal experts are saying a new legal challenge by Mayor Brenda Locke is a waste of money and a waste of time and has little chance to succeed. • There's little chance we're going to see any snow this weekend. ART Vancouver) |
| little know | невдомёк ("(Gussie's) bearing was buoyant, and I exchanged a swift, meaning glance with Jeeves. Mine said 'He little knows!' and so did his." – «Ему и невдомёк.» (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| of little utility | малопригодный (Халеев) |
| there's little I can do | я ничего не могу поделать (Omni.com.ua) |
| think little of | не придать особого значения (The three-mile walk would have been familiar to Bridget, so she likely thought little of the medieval earthen ring fort on Kylenagranagh Hill she passed along the way—a place known to many as a “fairy fort.” -- не придала особого значения  atlasobscura.com ART Vancouver) |
| this is of little importance now | это не актуально (предложил Палажченко П.Р. Leonid Dzhepko) |