| Term | Definition |
| una sonrisa encantadora | a loving smile |
| primera fila | first row |
| sexta fila | sixth row |
| distancia insuperable | large distance |
| el timbre o la campana | bell |
| tratar | to try |
| a tiempo | on time |
| tropezar | to stumble upon, bump into |
| el pasillo | hallway |
| ocurrírseme (se me ocurrió) | it occurred to me |
| desde el primer momento | from the first moment |
| no deja de | didn't stop to |
| palpitar | to beat (heart) |
| el apetito | appetite |
| estar loco por | to be crazy for |
| la vista | the view |
| el águila | eagle |
| quitar=sacar | to take off |
| hacer pedazos (destruir/romper) | to break or tear into pieces |
| echar | to throw |
| el cesto, el basurero, la papelera | waste basket |
| el fracaso | failure |
| convenir en | to agree to |
| una cita | date |
| elocuente | eloquent |
| llegar temprano/tarde | to arrive early/late |
| divertirse | to have fun |
| un mal tipo | a bad looking, bad guy |
| el fondo | back/end/bottom |
| casarse con | to get married with |
| el alumno/la alumna | student |
| la materia=la asignatura | subject |
| la bibliotecha | library |
| el aula=el salón de clases | classroom |
| el discurso=la conferencia | lecture |
| el director | principle |
| enseñar | to teach |
| aprender | to learn |
| el estante | shelf |
| el fichero | filing cabinet |
| la impresora | printer |
| la copiadora | copier |
| la lectura | reading |
| la nota=la calificación | grade |
| la papelera=el cesto de los papeles | recycling bin |
| aprobar | to pass |
| reprobar=suspender | to fail |
| ágil | agile |
| alegre | happy |
| alto/a | tall |
| bajo/a | short |
| anciano/a=viejo | old |
| joven | young |
| calvo/a | bald |
| canoso/a | white-haired |
| cojo/a | lame |
| corpulento/a=grueso/a | stout |
| flaco/a=delgado/a | skinny |
| elegante | smart |
| esbelto/a | slender |
| fuerte | strong |
| guapo/a | handsome |
| hermoso/a | beautiful |
| lento/a | slow |
| listo/a | ready |
| negro/a | black |
| blanco/a | white |
| moreno/a | dark |
| pálido/a | pale |
| pequeño/a | short |
| pelirrojo/a | red-headed |
| pesado/a | heavy |
| rápido/a | fast |
| robusto/ | strong |
| rubio/a | blonde |
| castaño/a | brown |
| sano/a | healthy |
| enfermo/a | sick |
| sordo/a | deaf |
| mudo/a | mute |
| manco/a | one-armed |
| bizco/a | cross-eyed |
| ciego/a | blind |
| tuerto/a | one eyed |
| zurdo/a | left handed |
| piropo | flattering comment |
| asar | to roast |
| cobrar | to collect |
| elevar | to raise, to lift |
| espantar | to scare |
| inflar | to inflate |
| planchar | to iron |
| prestar | to lend |
| asistir | to attend |
| referir | to tell |