| A | B |
| las propiedades de las plantas | the properties of plants |
| los ritos sagrados | sacred/holy rites |
| AL IGUAL QUE en otro países | just like in other countries |
| un renovado interés | a renewed interest |
| unas instituciones gubermentales; el gobierno; gobernar (ie); el/la gobernador, -a | government agencies; government; to govern; govenor |
| ecología; ecológista/ ecológico | ecology; ecological (2) |
| aprobar (ue); contrast with probar; prueba | to pass/to approve of; contrast with "to taste"; quiz/ test (in other contexts too, i.e. medical) |
| las empresas farmaceúticas | the pharmaceutical companies |
| patentar | to patent |
| apropiarse | to appropriate |
| en peligro DE extinción | ind anger of extinction |
| crecer vs. cultivar X | to grow (increase in size) vs. to grow X (as in farmer) |
| la región amazónica; el río Amazonas; la cuenca amazónica | the Amazon region; the Amazon River; the Amazon drainage system |
| un diurético | a diuretic |
| impedir | to impede/ stop |