| A | B |
| aprobar (o-->ue)(apruebo) | to approve |
| bajar de peso | to lose weight |
| comportarse | to behave |
| consumir drogas | to take drugs |
| emborracharse | to get drunk |
| fumar | to smoke |
| hacer daño | to harm, injure |
| hacer ejercicio | to exercise |
| prohibir (prohíbo) | to forbid, to prohibit |
| subir de peso | to gain weight |
| tomar una copa | to have a drink |
| el/la adicto/a | the addict |
| el alcohol | the alcohol |
| los alucinógenos | the hallucinogens |
| el azúcar | the sugar |
| la borrachera | the drunkenness; the drinking spree, the binge |
| el café | the coffee |
| la cafeína | the caffeine |
| el calmante | the sedative |
| el cigarrillo | the cigarette |
| la cocaína | the cocaine |
| la comida chatarra | the junk food |
| el comilón, la comilona | the heavy eater |
| el contrabando | the contraband, the smuggling |
| la dependencia | the dependence |
| el ejercicio aeróbico | the aerobic exercise |
| el estrés | the stress |
| el/la fumador(a) | the smoker |
| el gimnasio | the gym, the health club |
| el hábito | the habit |
| la heroína | the heroin |
| la marihuana | the marijuana |
| la nicotina | the nicotine |
| las pastillas | the pills |
| la receta médica | the prescription |
| el régimen | the special diet, the regimen |
| la salud | the health |
| la sobredosis | the overdose |
| el tabaco | the tobacco; the cigarettes |
| la televisión | the television (programming) |
| el televisor | the television (set) |
| la toxicomanía | the (drug) addiction |
| el/la toxicómano/a | the (drug) addict |
| el vicio | the bad habit, the vice |
| beneficiosos/a | beneficial |
| borracho/a | drunk |
| goloso/a | sweet-toothed; greedy (about food) |
| perjudicial | damaging, harmful |
| saludable | healthy |
| grande | large or big |
| gran + a noun | great |
| largo/a | long (e.g. river, hair, skirt, pants, etc.) |
| dejar de + infinitive | to stop doing something |
| NO dejar de + infinitive | not to fail to/ not to miss out on doing something |
| impedir (e-->i) (like pedir) | to get in the way, to hinder, to prevent or to stop someone from doing something (+ subjunctive) |
| detener (e-->ie) (like tener) | to stop, to detain (to slow down or to hold up progress); to arrest |
| detenerse (e-->ie) (like tener) | to stop moving, to pause |
| doler (o-->ue) (like gustar) | to hurt, to ache (physically, mentally or emotionally), to grieve, to distress |
| lastimar | to cause someone bodily injury, to hurt |
| hacer daño | to cause someone bodily injury, to hurt; to hurt someone's standing or status |
| ofender | to injure someone's feelings (also doler is okay) |
| desaprobar (o-->ue) (desapruebo) | to disapprove |
| alterar | to alter |
| afearse | to become ugly |
| asemejarse | to resemble |
| borrar | to erase |
| enterarse de algo | to be informed of |
| hallarse | to find oneself (in a specific location) |
| heredar | to inherit |
| llevarse bien/mal | to get along well/poorly |
| prestarse | to lend oneself |
| retocar (qu) | to touch up |
| el/la aprendiz(a) | the apprentice |
| el archivo | the file (e.g. for filing documents,etc.) |
| la arruga | the wrinkle |
| la billetera | the wallet |
| la calvicie | the baldness |
| la fealdad | the ugliness,homeliness |
| la imagen | the image, the picture |
| el mellizo, la melliza | the fraternal twin; el gemelo/la gemela = the identical twin |
| la papada | the double chin |
| la similitud | the similarity, the resemblance |
| bullicioso/a | noisy, boisterous |
| calvo/a | bald |
| fotogénico/a | photogenic |
| intocado/a | untouched |
| parecido/a a | resembling |
| retocado/a | touched up, refinished |
| torpe | awkward, clumsy |
| a medida que | in proportion to, according to |
| con rabia | with anger |
| de modo que | so that |
| sospechosamente | suspiciously |
| el rostro | the face (la cara) |