to hope that things will happen the way you want
esperar que las cosas sucedan como quieres (esperar que las cosas sucedan como quieres)
"I'm crossing my fingers that I get the job."
"Estoy cruzando los dedos para conseguir el trabajo." (estoy cruzando los dedos para conseguir el trabajo)
to view something with skepticism or not completely believe...
succeeding after two failures
to protect your calm and avoid stress or disturbance
to achieve a position of advantage or superiority
strong feeling of envy
to stay in a place for a short time longer