| A | B |
| en seguida/de inmediato | right away |
| temer | to fear |
| la enfermedad | sickness / illness |
| aconsejar | to advise |
| los consejos | the advice |
| el olor | the odor |
| oler | to smell |
| huele | it smells |
| lugar / sitio | place |
| fiebre | fever |
| epidemia | epidemic |
| norte | north |
| sur | south |
| este | east |
| oeste | west |
| estar bastante seguro | to be fairly sure |
| cómodo | comfortable |
| notar / fijarse en | to notice |
| cambiar | to change / exchange |
| habitación/cuarto/alcoba/recámara | room / bed room |
| el mismo | the same |
| por desgracia/desafortunadamente | unfortunately |
| a cause de / debido a | due to |
| deshacer la maleta | to unpack |
| hacer la maleta | to pack |
| medicamento / medicina | medicine / medication |
| traer | to bring |
| traído | brought |
| la botella | the bottle |
| difundirse | to spread |
| ponerse enfermo / estar enfermo | to become sick / to be sick |
| socorro / auxilio | help |
| ya | already |
| el crimen | the crime |
| el criminal | the criminal |
| los vecinos | the neighbors |
| el pobre (hombre) | the "poor" man (unfortunate) |
| averiguar | to find out / to investigate |
| el asunto | the matter |
| burlarse de | to make fun of |
| matar | to kill |
| ponerse/hacerse/volverse/convertirse(en) | to become |
| solamente | only |
| el carnicero | the butcher |
| agarrar (por la fuerza) | to grab by force |
| estar agotado / no aguantar mas | to be fed up |
| tener la paciencia agotada | to no longer have patience |
| sacudir | to shake |
| sospechar | to suspect |
| el sospechoso | the suspect |
| el asaltante | the assailant / attacker |
| quien había sido | who had been |
| de repente | suddenly |