| A | B |
| el chorizo | sausage: mild or spicy |
| el gori gori | the mumbling |
| la orza de chorizo | the jar of chorizo |
| un puñado de garbanzos | a fistful of beans |
| con dos vueltas de llave | double locked |
| la tranca | the bar |
| "unos dedos como cinco ganzúas" | she can pick a lock |
| me arrancará los pocos pelos | she will pull out the few hairs |
| su maldita cara | her wicked face |
| fregar | to scrub |
| la más aseada | the cleanest |
| las campanas cesan | the bells stop |
| contigo se portó bien | she behaves well with you |
| sus sabanas | her sheets |
| sus sobras | her leftovers |
| noches en vela cuando tose | nights watching ove rher when she had a cough |
| la rendija | the crack in the shutters |
| mal dolor de clavo le pinche en los ojos | May the nails of the cross pierce both her eyes |
| Ladro | I bark |
| muerdo | I bite |
| los talones | the heels |
| me hartaré | I will have enough |
| le estaré escupiendo | I will spit on her |
| un lagarto machacado | a squashed lizard |
| mucha puntilla bordada | plenty of embroidered lace |
| muchas camisas de hilo | plenty of linen tablecloths |
| un hoyo | a hole |
| unas motas | some spots |
| Ni con el jabón ni con bayeta se le quitan | nothing will clean it off |
| las campanas | the bell |
| un gran silencio umbroso | a great brooding silence |
| el telón | the curtain |