| A | B |
| amarrar | to tie |
| la choza | hut or shack |
| el colchón | mattress |
| la cosecha | harvest or crop |
| las parras | grapevines |
| has tenido que mudarte | you have had to move |
| cómo te sentirías | how would you feel |
| al ponerse el sol | at sunset |
| adivinar | to guess |
| me detuve | I stopped (detained myself) |
| la madrugada | dawn or daybreak |
| orgulloso | proud |
| nunca lo supo | he never found out |
| debió haber sido | must have been |
| estacionar | to park |
| ancho | wide |
| derramar | to spill |
| nos enseñó | showed us |
| pizcar | to pick |
| había subido | had risen |
| alzar | to lift up / raise |
| entretenerse | to amuse or entertain oneself |
| conmigo mismo | with myself |
| debí haber leído | I should have read |
| la paga | payment |
| la paga extraordinaria | bonus |
| las palabras clave | key words |
| el tema | theme |
| anterior | previous |
| se debe | is owed |
| se quieren | they love each other |
| el punto de partida | starting point |
| hacendoso | hard-working |
| las medias | stockings/socks/tights |
| mojarse | to get wet |
| deja de toser | stops coughing |
| ya de una vez | once and for all |
| de aquí en adelante | from now on (here forward) |
| más adelante | later on |
| gastar | to spend |
| el sentido común | common sense |
| acabas de leer | you just read |
| emparejar | to match |
| hábil | skillful |
| las esperanzas | hopes |
| el descuento | discount /deduction |
| firmar | to sign |
| la parsimonia | parsimony/ moderation/ frugality |
| tragar | to swallow |
| entornar | to half-close / leave ajar |
| ¿Qué le debo? | What do I owe you? |
| suele | (s)he is accustomed to |
| cobrar | to earn / charge |
| acabo de cobrarla | I just got it (earned it) |
| cauteloso | cautious/ wary |
| de prisa | in a hurry |
| los lujos | luxuries |
| solía | was accustomed to |
| apoyado | supported by |
| al fiado | on credit |
| apuntar | to take note |
| sobrar | to be left over |
| sudar | to sweat |
| mientras tanto | meanwhile |
| pagar en efectivo | to pay in cash |
| la moraleja | the moral |
| quisiera | would like (past subjunctive) |
| merecer | to deserve or merit |
| anciano | senior citizen |
| la edad | the age |
| tratar | to treat (behave toward) |
| si los oyeras, ¿qué dirías? | If you heard them, what would you say? |
| la moda | the fashion/style |
| el hogar | the home |
| si pudieras | if you could (past subjunctive) |
| las ventajas | the advantages |
| tintinear | to ring or chime |
| repartir | to deliver or share or deal |
| un milagro | a miracle |
| otorgar | to grant |
| descomponer | to break down or decompose |
| acabar | to finish |
| aprestarse | to get ready or prepare |
| el envío | the delivery or dispatch |
| el cohete | the rocket |
| fecundo | fertile or productive |
| el asilo | the home (asylum) |
| el rumbo | the direction or course |
| de ese modo | in that way |
| envejecer | to grow old |
| mantenerse en forma | to keep in shape |
| por otra parte | on the other hand |