| A | B |
| bodega | a store where the owners speak Spanish |
| mumbles | quiet and unclear words |
| landlady | a woman who owns a building where people rent apartments |
| tio | uncle |
| pueblo | village |
| wandered | walked around without trying to get someplace |
| fainted | fell over unconscious |
| pawnshop | business that lends $ in exchange for holding their personal valuables |
| manhole | a hole in the street where you can access the water and sewer lines |
| spotted | saw |
| vacant | empty |
| troughs | long and narrow ditches |
| trowel | small tool used to dig soil |
| enemies | people who wish you harm |