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**.)
the skill of doing something well
very quickly; almost immediately
feeling depressed or unhappy
to meet and talk after a long time; to reach the same level...
the basic practical details of something
to fulfill what was promised or expected
