| A | B |
| prestar atención | to pay attention |
| estar harto de | to be sick of |
| tener confianza en | to have confidence in |
| fijarse en | to take note of; to notice |
| llevarse mal | not to get along |
| aguantar | to put up with; to endure; to withstand |
| hay que + infinitivo | It's necessary to |
| Es justo. | It's fair. |
| No es justo. | It's not fair. |
| estar orgulloso de | to be proud of |
| salir bien | to do well [in a school subject] |
| salir mal | to do poorly [in a school subject] |
| sacar notas | to get grades |
| sacar buenas notas | to get good grades |
| sacar malas notas | to get bad grades |
| tomar apuntes | to take notes |
| fracasar | to fail |
| No one can stand him! | No hay quien lo aguante |
| el lugar | place |
| el barrio | neighborhood |
| las afueras | suburbs |
| el siglo | century |
| el espectáculo | show [noun] [like a Broadway Show] |
| reunir | to meet; to gather |
| el paisaje | landscape |
| la vista | view |
| las notas | grades |
| los apuntes | notes [taken in a class] |
| sí mismo | himself |
| sí misma | herself |
| todo el mundo | everyone |
| acerca de | about [not "sobre" or "de"] |
| nunca | never |
| entre | between |
| además de | besides |
| estudioso | studious; studies a lot |
| organizado | organized |
| trabajador | worker [mas] |
| trabajadora | worker [fem] |
| responsable | responsible |
| talentoso | talented |
| exigente | rigorous; demanding |
| motivado | motivated |
| insoportable | unbearable; impossible |
| vago | lazy |
| perezoso | lazy |
| flojo | lazy |
| egoísta | conceited |
| amable | nice |
| chistoso | funny |
| antipático | mean; not nice |
| lindo | pretty; nice [things] |
| divertido | fun |
| aburrido | boring |
| delgado | thin |
| flaco | skinny |
| moreno | brunette |
| rubio | blonde |
| pelirrojo | red-head |
| español | Spanish [mas] |
| española | Spanish [fem] |
| estadounidense | person from USA |
| tal vez | perhaps |
| según | according to |
| disfrutar de | to enjoy |
| destacar | to be outstanding; to stand out |
| darse prisa | to be in a hurry |
| tener suerte | to be lucky |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| a veces | at times |
| el bachillerato | high school diploma |
| el ajedrez | chess |
| el Caribe | Caribbean |