| A | B |
| demasiada | too much |
| disminuir | to decrease |
| por allá | around there |
| por aquí | around here |
| seguir | to follow or to continue on |
| detener | to stop or to arrest |
| subir a | to get in |
| bajar de | to get out of |
| atravesar la frontera | to cross the border |
| caminar | to walk |
| el camino | road or path |
| el caminito | small road or small path |
| mirar | to look or to watch |
| alrededor | around |
| tanto peor | none the less or anyway |
| lentamente | slowly |
| rápidamente | quickly |
| el terreno | terrain |
| sentirse | to feel |
| olvidar | to forget |
| recordar | to remember |
| dañar | to damage |
| lastimar | to hurt |
| herir | to wound |
| A María Josefa le duele la rodilla. | Her knee hurts her. |
| Él espera nuestra llamada desde hace tres o cuatro días. | He has been waiting for our call for 3-4 days. |
| ¿Qué hemos hecho? | What have we done? |
| los soldados | soldiers |
| sargento | sargent |
| cabo | corporal |
| teniente | lieutenant |
| el gordo con bigote | the fat one with the mustache |
| el gordo sin bigote | el Sr. Baird |
| la caridad | charity |
| las hermanas de la caridad | sisters of charity or nuns |
| mostrar | to show |
| esconder | to hide |
| Síganos. | Follow us. |
| la cárcel | jail |
| perderse | to get lost |
| recto | straight |
| el pueblito | small town |
| la iglesia | church |
| el edificio | building |
| el alcalde | mayor |
| la alcaldía | mayor's office |
| la gallina | hen |
| pollo | chicken |
| los cerditos | piglets |
| puerco | pork |
| la vaca | cow |
| bistec | steak |
| el bife | beef |
| pardo | brown |
| libremente | freely |
| la lata de conserva | can |
| ven acá | come here (tú command) |
| ve a mi casa | go to my house (tú command) |
| dile a mi señora | tell my wife (tú command) |
| regresar | to return |
| permanecer | to stay |
| interrogar | to question |
| encerrar en la celda | to lock up in the cell |
| avanzar | to advance or to come near |
| la tontería | silliness or foolishness |
| llevar | to carry |
| llevarse | to carry away or to carry off |
| llevármelas | to carry them (f.) off with me |
| la madera | wood |
| el hierro | iron |
| enrejado | latticed or with bars |
| el peligro | danger |
| la seguridad | safety or security |
| oír | to hear |
| el vecino | neighbor |
| la voz baja | soft voice |
| la voz alta | loud voice |
| añadir | to add |
| la culpa | blame |
| extraño | strange |
| oficio | occupation |
| la falla | failure |
| la falta de aceite | lack of oil |
| la bomba | pump |
| la misma cosa | the same thing |
| dejar de funcionar | to stop working |
| de repente | suddenly |
| ¿Crees que Alonso vació el aceite? | Do you believe that Alonso emptied the oil? |
| salir | to leave |
| tratar de | to try |
| oiga | listen (Ud. command) |
| el revólver | gun |
| encender | to light or to turn on |
| apagar | to turn off or to put out |
| el cigarro | cigar |
| fijamente | fixedly |
| ¡Alto! | Stop! (Odd command) |
| dejar | to leave behind |
| dejar de | to stop doing something |
| el mensaje | message |
| la pelota | ball |
| la mejilla | cheek |
| el pie | foot |
| la mano | hand |
| la cabeza | head |
| mandón | bossy |
| mandar | to command |
| encantador | charming |
| los sueños | dreams |
| el puente | bridge |
| el río | river |
| la frontera | border |