to see a small sign of improvement in a bad situation
увидеть небольшой признак улучшения в трудной ситуации (uvidet nebolshoy priznak uluchsheniya v trudnoy situatsii)
"After hearing the good news, I felt I had a ray of hope for my future."
"После того как я услышал хорошие новости, я почувствовал, что у меня появилась искрa надежды на будущее." (posle togo kak ya uslyshal khoroshie novosti ya pochuvstvoval chto u menya poyavilas iskra nadezhdy na budushchee)
Money is limited and must be earned; not easy to get.
a very kind and generous person
to move up in position or success, especially in a career
to be extremely determined to defeat or punish someone
to take responsibility for doing something wrong
to give someone a chance or show them mercy