| Term | Definition |
| aficionado | fans |
| sonar | to ring, to sound |
| comedor | dining room |
| portarse | to behave |
| aburrido, a | bored, boring |
| se porta de | behaves |
| no aguanto | i'm not putting up with... |
| aguantar | to endure, to bear |
| modista | seamstress |
| peluquería, salón de belleza | beauty salon |
| distraida | distracted |
| esquina, rincón | corner |
| saltar, brincar | to jump |
| enojado | angry, mad |
| chofer, conductor | driver |
| hondo, profundo | deep |
| respirar | to breath |
| matar | to kill |
| ¡Por poco me mata! | You almost killed me! |
| respirando hondo | catching his breath |
| dento de poco | shortly |
| vientes | 20 centavo coins |
| teatro | theater |
| plazuela | small town square |
| cuadras | blocks |
| banco, a | bench |
| limpiabotas | shoe shine boys |
| billetes de lotería | lottery tickets |
| lotería, subasta | lottery, auction |
| tela | cloth |
| aficionado | ardent fan of bullfighting |
| muleta | scarlet cape used in bull fighting, also crutch |
| reunirse | to get together, to meet |
| a propósito | by the way |
| el puñal | dagger |
| toro | bull |
| cuero | leather |
| madera | wood |
| aunque | even though |
| estoque | sword |
| pasos | footsteps |
| capa | yellow and magenta cape |
| ingeniería | engineering |
| facultad de ingeniería | engineering school |
| ¿de veras? | really? |
| quice dias | 2 weeks |
| naturales | the most classical bullfight passes |
| de repente | suddenly |
| suceso | event |
| no se dio cuenta de | didn't realize |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| casita | cottage |
| campo | countryside |
| afuera | outside |
| retrato | portrait |
| sentada | sitting (for a portrait) |
| jamás, nunca | never |
| la mente | mind |
| sonar | to sound |
| fingir | to pretend |
| trabajar | to work (job) |
| funcionar | to work (something functions) |
| merecer | to deserve |
| cualquier | whatever |
| rogar | to beg |
| negar | to deny |