| Term | Definition |
|---|
| el alojamiento | lodging |
| el andrajo | rag, tatter |
| la cueva | cave |
| la chabola | shack, shanty |
| el desgarrón | rip, tear |
| la empalizada | fence |
| la gentuza | riffraff, mob, common people (derogatory) |
| el golpe | blow |
| el huerto | vegetable garden |
| acercarse | to come close, to approach |
| apedrear | to throw stones at |
| arrastrar | to drag |
| atrapar | to trap, to catch |
| cojear | to limp |
| empapar | to drench, to soak |
| esconderse | to hide |
| escudriñar | to scrutinize, to scan |
| huir | to run away |
| latir | to beat, to throb (as in the heart) |
| morder | to bite |
| pisar | to step on |
| retroceder | to move back |
| revolverse | to toss and turn |
| silbar | to whistle |
| trepar | to climb |
| el jornal | day's wage |
| el pantano | swamp |
| el pavor | fear, terror |
| la pena | penalty, punishment |
| el polvo | dust |
| el prado | meadow |
| el preso | prisoner |
| el puño | fist |
| el terraplén | embankment |
| adosado(a) | placed back-to-back, embedded |
| calloso(a) | hard, callous |
| crujiente | creaky |
| descalzo(a) | barefoot |
| desnudo(a) | naked |
| entrecortado(a) | broken, faltering |
| fanfarrón | braggart |
| harapiento(a) | in rags |
| torcido(a) | twisted, crooked |
| dar media vuelta | to turn half way |
| echarse encima | to throw oneself at |
| en tropel | in a mad rush |
| entablar relación | to establish relations, to begin a friendship |
| lo suyo | one's share |
| parecer mentira | to be hard to believe |
| tener buena puntería | to have good aim |
| tener por | to consider, to take for |
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