| A | B |
|---|
| El subdesarrollo | underdevelopment |
| el faro | lighthouse |
| atravesar | to cross |
| la hamaca | hammock |
| provocar | to provoke or cause |
| obligar | to obligate |
| apreciar | to see or appreciate |
| trasladarse | to transfer or move |
| característico | to be characteristic or typical of |
| los pipiles | indigenous Salvadorean group |
| la ruptura | break or rupture |
| disuelto (disolver) | to be dissolved or undone |
| polarizar | to polarize, to be on opposite ends |
| ocasionar | to cause |
| guerra civil | civil war, war among factions in the same country |
| los miembros | members of a certain group |
| elegir | to choose or elect |
| FMLN | Leftist movement of Salvador |
| izquierda | Leftist: liberal side of politics |
| derecha | Right: conservative side of politics |
