| A | B |
| acusar (de) | to accuse |
| denunciar | to accuse |
| ingresar a uno | to admit somebody (as a patient) |
| estar detenido | to be under arrest |
| ¡Queda Ud. detenido! | You're under arrest! |
| hacer una detención | to make an arrest |
| estar en peligro | to be in danger |
| estar fuera de peligro | to be out of danger |
| detener | to arrest |
| obligar a uno por medio del chantaje a hacer algo | to blackmail somebody into doing something |
| Lo hizo obligado por el chantaje. | He was blackmailed into it. |
| sobornar | to bribe |
| pillar | to catch someone (in the act) |
| coger (pillar) a uno con las manos en la masa | to catch someone red-handed |
| perseguir | to chase/pursue |
| firmar el registro | to check in (hotel) |
| trepar a un árbol, etc. | to climb/scale a tree, etc. |
| confesar | to confess |
| encubrir | to cover up (the truth, etc.) |
| encubrir a uno | to cover up for somebody |
| arrastrarse | to crawl/ to drog oneself |
| agacharse | to crouch |
| engañar | to deceive |
| exigir | to demand |
| negar | to deny |
| descubrir | to discover |
| desaparecer | disappear |
| disfrazarse (de) | to disguise oneself (as) |
| escaparse | to escape |
| encontrar | to find |
| huir (de) | to flee (from) |
| seguir | to follow |
| ir al grano | to get to the point |
| esconder | to hide |
| encarcelar | to imprison/ to jail |
| interrogar | to interrogate |
| investigar | to investigate |
| guardar un secreto | to keep a secret |
| vigilar | to keep an eye on/to watch over |
| secuestrar | to kidnap |
| revelar a uno un secreto | to let somebody in on a secret |
| parecerse a | to look like/resemble |
| armar un escándalo | to make a scene/to cause an uproar |
| ser más listo(a) que.... | to outsmart |
| negarse a (+inf.) | to refuse to (+inf.) |
| salvar | to rescue |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| registrar (de arriba abajo) | to search |
| gritar | to scream |
| chillar | to scream |
| espiar | to spy |
| resolver un crimen | to solve a crime |
| robar | to steal/rob |
| rendirse | to surrender |
| llevar | to take/carry |
| decir algo a uno en confianza | to tell somebody something as a scret |
| tropezar | to trip/stumble |
| tropezar con | to trip over, to run into |
| confiar (en) | to trust |
| fiarse de | to trust |
| entregarse a la policía/poli | to turn oneself in to the police |
| cometer un crimen | to commit a crime |
| esconderse (de) | to hide oneself (from) |