| A | B |
| acostumbrarse | to get accustomed to |
| Antes de que empiecen las clases, quiero... | Before classes start, I want to... |
| las aspiraciones | aspirations |
| Cuando sea mayor, me gustaría... | When I'm older, i'd like to... |
| no darse por vencido | to not give up |
| darse por vencido | to give up |
| empeñarse en | to insist on, be determined to |
| En cuanto cumpla los... años, voy a ... | As soon as I turn ... years old, I'm going to... |
| enfocarse en | to focus on |
| esforzarse por | to make an effort to |
| establecerse | to get established |
| llegar a ser | to become |
| lograr | to achieve, to manage to do something |
| luchar por | to fight for |
| la meta | goal |
| el objetivo | objective |
| realizar | to fulfill |
| realizar un sueño | to fulfill a dream |
| soñar con | to dream of |
| Tan pronto como... pienso... | As soon as ... I plan on... |
| Tengo la intención de... | I intend to... |
| tomar la iniciativa | to take the iniciative |
| triunfar | to triumph |
| Voy a... con la idea de... | I'm going to... with the intention of... |
| Hablamos del tema; por consiguiente... | We talked about the issue; consequently... |
| Mi éxito en... se debe a... | My success in... is due to... |
| No estudié, así que... | I didn't study, so... |
| Soy bilingüe; por lo tanto, tengo muchas oportunidades... | I'm bilingual; therefore I have many opportunities... |