a small sign of possible success or improvement
маленький знак возможного успеха или улучшения (malyen'kiy znak vozmozhnoho uspekha ili uluchsheniya)
"The new treatment gave patients a ray of hope."
"Новое лечение дало пациентам луч надежды." (Novoye lecheniye dalo patsiyentam **luch nadezhdy**.)
extremely pleased or happy
to ask someone knowledgeable for advice or ideas
to become very angry or emotional suddenly
Be patient with me.
to make a problem seem less serious
to persuade someone to do something
