Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
embalos
English translation:
he was always geting up to something (no good)
Portuguese term
Indonesia
B.Sc. Int'l Relations; Major Int'l Law
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, English to Spanish, English to Indonesian, and 13 more.
embalos
Any suggestions for the term “embalos?”
"Era um cara alegre e vivia o dia, a hora, a vez. Não fazia planos para o futuro. O futuro para ele era hoje. Vivia os **embalos**, as loucuras, as drogas, os amigos e as gandaias. Tudo era motivo de festa para ele.”
“Os **embalos** eram fortes, e como Stephen tinha muitos problemas a resolver com a justiça, ele corria o risco de ser preso ou mesmo morto.”
Variant: en-US (but professionals from other variants are welcome to contribute as well)
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| 4 +4 | he was always geting up to something (no good) |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | he was really "tripping" out / freaking out" |
Charles R. Castleberry
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| 3 | swinging |
Clauwolf
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| 3 | the ups and downs |
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Sep 3, 2021 09:39: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
he was always geting up to something (no good)
These "transgrssions" were serious!
Softer - rocking the boat - getting into trouble
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PARTY ANIMAL, CRAZY ANTICS, ETC. :-)
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Portuguese to English
he was really "tripping" out / freaking out"
to start behaving in a silly or uncontrolled way, often because you are frightened or worried. That was the summer she tripped out and went to New Mexico. Synonyms and related words. To be, or to become crazy or stupid. be/go out of your mind.
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swinging
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Do Cambridge:
swinging
os embalos dos finais de semana
swinging weekends
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
the ups and downs
nome masculino
2. Agitação (das ondas) que faz baloiçar o navio.
"embalo", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2021, https://dicionario.priberam.org/embalo [consultado em 30-08-2021].
https://dicionario.priberam.org/embalo
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Discussion
That's a great suggestion. Actually, the author was inspired by the Portuguese version of the movie when using that term.
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"Saturday Night Fever" was translated into PT-Br as "Os Embalos de Sábado à Noite").
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever
There are plenty of examples with "moments of fever" online. Here are two:
"For my emotions I cannot answer; this damp and hideous cell gives me moments of fever in which I am not myself..." https://mymemory.translated.net/en/English/French/blench
"Sep 12, 2011 — The drums are relentless from the off but are built upon throughout which seems to push the track to at least two moments of fever pitch, ..." https://drumcode.se/music/ida-engberg-blue-yonder
FEVER
a state of nervous excitement or agitation.
"I was mystified, and in a fever of expectation"
the excitement felt by a group of people about a particular public event.
"election fever reaches its climax tomorrow" (Oxford Dictionary)