birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
letter of invitation; invitation card
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
spot; point; place; position
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
by myself; in person; by oneself
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
according to plan; as planned
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
plural; multiple; plural (number)
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
consideration; taking into account
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
means; way; method; measure
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to