| A | B |
| casarse con | to marry |
| castigar (g) | to punish, to castigate |
| criar (crio) | to raise, to bring up (las crias |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| disciplinar | to discipline |
| divorciarse de | to divorce |
| enamorarse (de) | to fall in love (with) |
| golpear | to hit |
| llevar una vida (feliz/difícil) | to live a (happy/difficult) life |
| mimar | to indulge, to spoil (a person) |
| pelear(se) | to fight |
| portarse bien/mal | to behave/to misbehave |
| el cariño | the affection |
| discutir | to argue |
| estar a cargo (de) | to be in charge (of) |
| el castigo | the punishment |
| la crianza | the child-rearing |
| la disciplina | the discipline |
| el/la hijo/a único/a | the only child |
| el/la huérfano/a | the orphan |
| el matrimonio | the matrimony; the married couple |
| el noviazgo | the courtship |
| el/la novio/a | the boyfriend/girlfriend; fiancé(e); the bride/groom |
| la pareja | the couple; the partner |
| el/la viudo/a | the widower/the widow |
| bien educado/a, mal educado/a | well-mannered, ill-mannered (i.e. well/poorly brought up) |
| cariñoso/a | affectionate |
| malcriado/a | bad-mannered, ill-mannered (i.e. poorly brought up) |
| el/la abuelo/a | grandfather/grandmother |
| el/la bisabuelo/a | the great-grandfather/great-grandmother |
| el/la bisnieto/a | the great-grandson/the great-granddaughter |
| el/la cuñado/a | the brother-in-law, the sister-in-law |
| el/la esposo/a | the husband/wife; spouse |
| el/la hermano/a | the brother/the sister |
| el marido | the husband |
| el/la nieto/a | the grandson/the granddaughter |
| la nuera | the daughter-in-law |
| los padres | the parents |
| el/la primo/a | the cousin |
| el/la sobrino/a | the nephew/the niece |
| el/la suegro/a | the father-in-law/the mother-in-law |
| el/la tío/a | the uncle/the aunt (Spanish slang: the pal, the buddy) |
| el yerno | the son-in-law |
| soportar | to tolerate, to put up with |
| mantener (like tener) | to support financially |
| apoyar | to support (to back, to favor) |
| sostener (like tener) | to support in the physical sense (to hold or to hold up) |
| cerca (de), cercano/a | close (physical proximity of people or objects), (cerca = adverb, cerca de = preposition, cercanco/a = adjective) |
| cercano/a | also the degree of blood relationship between relatives |
| íntimo/a | close (describing friendship or emotional ties) |
| unido/a | the closeness of family ties (but not blood relationships) |
| importar (like gustar) | to care (i.e. to be interested in); to matter to (someone) |
| cuidar(se) | to care for or take care of; if reflexive= to take care of oneself |
| la mujer | the wife, the woman |
| el divorcio | the divorce |
| aguardar | to await, to expect |
| besar(se) | to kiss |
| presentir (like sentir) | to have a presentiment, foreboding of |
| temer | to fear |
| el abrazo | the embrace, the hug |
| el alma (f.) | the soul |
| la ansiedad | the anxiety |
| el latigazo | the lash; the reproof |
| el plazo | the term (period of time) |
| la premura | the hurry, haste, urgency |
| febril | feverish, restless |
| herido/a | wounded |
| como si temiera | as if she/he feared... |