| 1 | At first a young boy, Manolin, had shared his bad fortune, but after the fortieth luckless day the boy's father told his son to go in another boat. | |
| 2 | The findings have revealed that although unlucky people have almost no insight into the real causes of their good and bad luck, their thoughts and behaviour are responsible for much of their fortune. | |
| 3 | It was once believed that the first visitor on New Year's Day would bring either good luck or bad luck for the rest of the year. | |
| 4 | It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. | |
| 5 | This planet, possibly an ill-fated world, whips around its star in less than one Earth day. |
