futile(all in vain)

money given to children as a gift duirng lunar New Year

person of one's heart(person one is in love with)

smoke shell(smoke bomb)

recluse scholar

a thorn in one's eye, fig. a thorn in one's flesh

whisper in somebody's ear

a cup of soup

гурьбой

handful (of)​

surprise the people with one's first success

There is not a speck of dust.

change existing habits and customs

fall in love with sb. the first time one set one's eyes on sb.

challenge the law personally

cut in two with one stroke of the knife

A handful of soil

One and light

person who sets his mind on doing something useful

seal of authority