to be the first to do something innovative
быть первым, кто делает что-то инновационное (byt' pervym, kto delayet chto-to innovatsionnoe)
"She blazed a trail in renewable energy research."
"Она проложила путь в исследованиях возобновляемых источников энергии." (Ona proložila put' v issledovaniyakh vozobnovlyayemykh istochnikov energii.)
to make people recognize your authority
past one's prime; no longer young or at peak performance
to save money for future emergencies
Someone who tries to please everyone may end up pleasing no...
to find something or someone after a search
to do something very bad without being punished for it