| A | B |
| abordar | to approach |
| acoger | to welcome |
| acontecer | to happen |
| acordar | to decide |
| agravar | to make worse |
| agregar | to add |
| ahorrar | to save |
| amortiguar | to lessen; cushion; absorb |
| apoyar | to support |
| brindar | to provide |
| cesar | to cease; to stop |
| colocar | to place |
| cometer | to commit |
| confesar | to confess |
| demostrar | to demonstrate |
| desempeñar | to carry out; to fulfill |
| desplazar | to displace; to move |
| difundir | to spread |
| disparar | to shoot |
| disponer | to dispose |
| emanciparse | to emancipate; gain independence |
| encargar | to put in charge; entrust |
| enterrar | to bury |
| explorar | to explore |
| facilitar | to make easy; to offer |
| golpear | to beat (up) |
| habitar | to inhabit |
| impedir | to impede |
| justificar | to justify |
| manipular | to manipulate |
| nacer | to be born |
| oprimir | to oppress |
| plantearse | to take into consideration |
| proporcionar | to supply |
| realizar | to carry out; to achieve |
| salvar | to save |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| solicitar | to ask for; to apply |
| superarse | to excel |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| tolerar | to tolerate |
| triunfar | to triumph |
| yacer | to lie (recline) |
| encomendarse a | to commend oneself to |
| oponerse | to oppose |
| resistirse a | to resist |
| contar con | to count on |
| abusar de | to abuse |
| arrepentirse de | to repent; to regret |
| dejar de | to stop (doing something) |
| influir en | to influence |
| apasionarse por | to become very interested in |
| terminar por | to end up |
| el abandono | abandonment |
| el acierto | wise decision/move |
| el acontecimiento | event |
| la actitud | attitude, stance |
| el arma | weapon |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| el bullicio | uproar |
| la carrera | career |
| el cerebro | brain |
| la clave | key |
| el conflicto armado | armed conflict |
| la convivencia | coexistence; living together |
| la creencia | belief |
| el daño | pain, damage |
| la delincuencia | crime; delinquency |
| la demanda | demand |
| la destreza | skill |
| el domicilio | home address; legal residence |
| el ejército | army |
| el empresario | businessman |
| la empresaria | businesswoman |
| la encuesta | poll; survey |
| el esfuerzo | effort |
| la esperanza | hope |
| el gasto | expense |
| el gesto | gesture |
| el hurto | robbery; theft |
| la infancia | childhood |
| la juventud | youth |
| los medios de comunicación | media |
| la mejora | improvement |
| el menor | minor; underage person |
| el modo | way |
| la mortalidad | mortality |
| la multitud | crowd |
| el murmullo | murmur |
| las obras benéficas | charity |
| la organización sin ánimo de lucro | nonprofit organization |
| el papel | role |
| la población | population |
| la portada | cover (of a book or magazine) |
| el premio | prize |
| la raíz | stem; root |
| el ser querido | loved one |
| la sospecha | suspect; suspicion |
| el sueldo | salary |
| la vejez | old age |
| el voluntario | volunteer |
| alarmante | alarming |
| arraigado | deeply rooted |
| creciente | growing |
| culpable | guilty |
| culto | educated |
| desamparado | defenseless; vulnerable |
| desmesurado | excessive |
| distinto | different |
| estable | stable |
| estricto | strict |
| grave | serious |
| inmóvil | motionless |
| íntimo | close; intimate |
| oprimido | oppressed |
| repentino | sudden |
| saludable | healthy |
| minuciosamente | thoroughly |
| tajantemente | categorically |
| con tal de que | provided that; as long as |
| me parece fatal | it seems awful or terrible |
| no hay derecho | that's not fair |
| no me digas | you don't say |
| no me lo puedo creer | I just can't believe it |
| pobrecitos | poor things |
| qué barbaridad | how awful/terrible |
| qué cruel | how cruel |
| qué injusticia | what injustice |
| salir bien | to go well; to turn out well |
| tener el alma en vilo | to be worried |
| tener ganas de | to feel like |