| A | B |
| tratar de (+ infinitive) | to try to |
| yo trataria de hacerlo | I would try to do it |
| realizar | to achieve |
| privarse | to deprive oneself |
| pertenecer | to belong |
| padecer | to suffer |
| ostentar | to make a show |
| fracasar | to fail |
| atemorizar | to frighten |
| el soltero | bachelor |
| el placer | pleasure |
| dime la verdad | tell me the truth |
| el miedo | fear |
| la locura | insanity |
| el gesto | gesture |
| la fase | phase |
| el estilo | style |
| la etapa | stage |
| la desesperacion | despair |
| la demencia | madness |
| el carino | affection |
| la ambicion economica | economic ambition |
| deseo de ostentar | to want to make a show of |
| fracasan | they fail |
| el amor obsesivo | obsessive or codependent love |
| Pertenece Ud. a algunos de estos grupos | Do you belong to these groups? |
| se enamora | he/she or it falls in love |
| el amor abnegado o sacrificado | self-denying love |
| los siquiatras | the psychiatrists |
| ellos han comprobado | they have proven |
| recondito | hidden |
| rodeado por lujo | surrounded by luxury |
| un mejor prospecto | a better prospect |
| estas motivaciones ocultas | these hidden motives |
| por razones especificas | because of specific reasons |
| se casan | they get married |
| en cierta etapa de su vida | in a certain stage of their lives |
| trata de cambiar a su pareja | he/she or it tries to change his partner |
| se sienten heridas | they feel wounded |
| casi nunca tiene exito | hardly ever (almost never) has success |