| A | B |
| We discussed the problem; consequently... | Discutimos el problema; por consiguiente... |
| The actions of the leaders resulted in... | Las acciones de los líderes resultaron en... |
| The laws have changed in such a way that... | Las leyes han cambiado de tal forma que... |
| My successes are due to... | Mis éxitos se deben a.... |
| I didn't study, so... | No estudié, así que... |
| Because I have Hispanic parents... | Por tener padres hispanos... |
| I know Spanish and Portuguese; therefore... | Sé español y portugués; en consecuencia... |
| I'm bilingual; therefore... | Soy bilingue; por lo tanto... |
| They wrote...with the intention of... | Escribieron...con la intención de... |
| I went...in order to... | Fui... con la idea de... |
| I intend to... | Pienso... |
| I want to... in order to... | Quiero... para... |
| I intend to... | Tengo la intención de... |
| Let's ...so that... | Vamos a...para que... |
| aspiration, ambition | la aspiración |
| to aspire to | asprirar a |
| to focus on | enfocarse en |
| to make an effort to | esforzarse por |
| to achieve, to manage to | lograr |
| to carry out | llevar a cabo |
| goal | la meta |
| objective | el objetivo |
| to fulfill (a dream) | realizar ( un sueño) |
| to dream of (doing something) | soñar con + inf. |
| to take the initiative | tomar la iniciativa |