| A | B |
| abogado | lawyer |
| derecho | the right (as in a legal right) |
| el juez | judge |
| juzgar | to judge |
| la enfermedad | disease |
| silla de ruedas | wheelchair |
| tetrapléjico | quadriplegic |
| los demás | other people |
| vale la pena | it's worth it/ it's worth the trouble |
| apoyar | to support |
| apoyo | support |
| cariño | affection/ love |
| conservera | cannery |
| cuñado | brother-in-law |
| huir | to flee/ run from |
| infierno | hell |
| marinero | sailor |
| el ordenador | computadora |
| tirarse | to dive |
| intentar | to try (to do something) |
| el olor | smell |
| la muerte | death |
| sobrino | nephew |
| amar | querer |
| aconsejar | to advise |
| la respiración | breathing |
| tranquilo | relaxed/ calm |
| letra | handwriting |
| ahogarse | to drown |
| Julia | abogada de Barcelona |
| Marc | abogado de Barcelona |
| Rosa | madre soltera de dos hijos |
| José | hermano mayor de Ramón |
| Javier | sobrino de Ramón |
| abuelo | padre de José y de Ramón |
| Manuela | cuñada de Ramón |
| Boiro | pueblo de Rosa |
| gallegos | la gente de Galicia |
| el gallego | el idioma de Galicia |
| Sampedro | el apellido de Ramón |
| Samuel | el hijo menor de Rosa |
| Gené | empleada de la asociación Derecho a Morir Dignamente |
| poesía | lo que escribe Ramón |
| música clásica | lo que escucha Ramón |
| el esclavo | slave |
| el infarto cerebral | stroke |
| ser digno | to have dignity |
| alegre | feliz (happy) |
| audiencia | hearing |
| Barcelona | ciudad donde viven los abogados Marc y Julia |
| carta | letter |
| caso | case |
| convencer | to convince |
| darle ganas de | to give someone the desire to |
| declararse | to declare oneself/ to testify |
| demanda | lawsuit |
| depender de | to rely on |
| disponer de | to do as one wishes |
| echarse atrás | to back out |
| cianuro | cyanide |
| delito | crime |
| el ejemplar | the issue/ edition |
| estado | state/ condition |
| juicio | trial |
| juzgado | el tribunal (the courthouse) |
| el poema | poem |
| el poeta | the male poet |
| estar dispuesto a | to be willing/ available to |
| eutanasia | euthanasia (assisted suicide/ right to die) |
| Galicia | provincia en el noroeste de España |
| hacer el amor | to make love |
| írsele la cabeza | to lose one's mind |
| la dignidad | dignity |
| la dosis | dose |
| la ensoñación | daydream |
| soñar con | to dream about |
| el sueño | dream |
| la paz | peace |
| déjame en paz | leave me alone |
| llevar | to take/ carry/ wear |
| manta | blanket |
| Manuela | cuñada de Ramón/ madre de Javier |
| migajas | crumbs |
| moverse | to move |
| negarse a | to refuse to |
| palo | stick |
| pedir | to ask for |
| publicar | to publish |
| qué pena | qué lástima (what a shame) |
| rechazar | to reject |
| resaca | undertow/ hangover |
| señoría | your honor |
| sentencia | legal ruling |
| sentirse | to feel |
| frustrado | frustrated |
| silbar | to whistle |
| soltero | single/ bachelor |
| quitarse la vida | suicidarse (to commit suicide) |
| tener claro | to be sure |
| claro | of course/ clear |
| tocar | to touch |
| volar | to fly |
| volver a caminar | to walk again |
| volver a leer | to reread |