| A | B |
| el accidente | the accident |
| el acontecimiento | the event |
| aterrador(a) | terrifying |
| la bomba | the bomb |
| el campeonato | the championship |
| la compasión | the compassion |
| conmovedor(a) | touching, moving (emotionally) |
| la cooperación | the cooperation |
| el desastre | the disaster |
| el descubrimiento (de) | the discovery (of) |
| descubrir | to discover |
| la destrucción | the destruction |
| las elecciones | the elections |
| emocionante | exciting, moving (emotionally) |
| la erupción (de un volcán) | the eruption (of a volcano) |
| espantoso(a) | terrible, frightening |
| Estaba en casa cuando... | I was at home when... |
| estallar | to explode |
| estrenar (una película) | to open/premiere (a movie) |
| el estreno | the opening/the premiere |
| la indiferencia | the indifference |
| los inmigrantes | the immigrants |
| el invento | the invention |
| las manifestaciones | the demonstrations |
| la marea negra | the oil spill (literally, the black tide) |
| la nave hundida | the sunken ship |
| el pánico | the panic |
| el planeta | the planet |
| los refugiados | the refugees |
| la solidaridad | the solidarity |
| trágico(a) | tragic |
| ¿Dónde estabas y qué estabas haciendo cuando...? | Where were you and what were you doing when...? |
| Lo recuerdo como si fuera ayer. | I remember it as if it were yesterday. |
| No, no me acuerdo para nada. | No, I don't remember at all. |
| ¿Te acuerdas (de) cuando sucedió...? | Do you remember when...happened? |
| A pesar de que hubo..., por otro lado... | Although there were/was..., on the other hand... |
| Aunque estoy de acuerdo..., creo que.... | Although I agree..., I think that... |
| Creo que vale la pena acordarse de... | I think it's worth remembering that... |
| Lo que noto es que... | What I notice is that... |
| Me parece que.... | It seems to me that... |
| Ten en cuenta que... | Keep in mind that... |