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| Russian | English |
| Вампир исчезает под солнечными лучами, и только горстка пыли остаётся от него | vampire dissolves in a sunbeam and a pile of dust only remains (sixthson) |
| вести борьбу с горсткой солдат | fight a battle with very few soldiers (with these weapons, with a small force, with no support to speak of, with facts and words, etc., и т.д.) |
| вести сражение с горсткой солдат | fight a battle with very few soldiers (with these weapons, with a small force, with no support to speak of, with facts and words, etc., и т.д.) |
| осталась горстка солдат | a handful of soldiers was left |
| среди слушателей была горстка иностранных студентов | there was a sprinkling of foreign students among the audience |