một chút 
a little like: ein wenig → →
Er entscheidet sich, ein wenig auszuruhen. ☊ 
Anh ấy quyết định nghỉ một lúc. ☊ (Lektion 6, Nr. 52) Er ist wegen des kalten Wetters ein wenig niedergeschlagen. Er ruft Trang an. ☊ Anh ấy ngã gục do trời lạnh. Anh ấy gọi điện cho Trang. ☊ (Lektion 21, Nr. 248) Er schaut sich ein wenig um. ☊ Anh nhìn quanh một lúc. ☊ (Lektion 33, Nr. 438) He was so excited about the good news that he danced a little jig. ☊ dance ☊
I'm doing some research on the subject. ☊ do ☊
With a little encouragement from his parents he should do well. ☊ encouragement ☊
It's probably good for you to get some criticism now and then. ☊ good ☊
With a little imagination, you could turn this place into a palace. ☊ imagination ☊
I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by 'strange'). ☊ mean ☊
She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. ☊ more ☊
I knew her slightly. ☊ slightly ☊
to speak a little Urdu ☊ speak ☊
Can you try and speed things up a bit? ☊ speed up, speed sth up ☊
He gave my hand a little squeeze. ☊ squeeze ☊
I find his attitude a little hard to take. ☊ take ☊
She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). ☊ tooth ☊
He gave a shy smile and a little twist of his head. ☊ twist ☊
Week by week he grew a little stronger. ☊ week by week ☊
He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. ☊ weight ☊