0 signs of improvement in a situation that has been bad for a long time, or signs that a long and difficult piece of work is almost finished: --
As finals approached, she felt that at last she could see the light at the end of the tunnel.
1 hope of success, happiness, or help after a long period of difficulty: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.